Hon Neil Thomson asks about the cost of private rental subsidies for public servants in the Kimberley region working for Corrective Services. The Department of Justice provides the requested financial data, showing increasing costs.

AnsweredQoN 724Legislative Council
Asked
10 May 2022
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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I refer to the availability of Government worker accommodation in the Kimberley, and I ask, what is the cost of private rental subsidies for eligible public servants for the following financial years: (a) 2019-2020; (b) 2020-2021; and (c) 2021-2022 (to date)?

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Answered
14 June 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
The Department of Justice advises that the cost of the private rental subsidies for eligible Public Servants and Prison Officers within the Corrective Services Division in the Kimberley, for the requested financial years are:
(a) 2019-2020 $3,268,800
(b) 2020-2021 $3,798,540
(c) 2021-2022 $4,201,219 (from 01/07/2021 – 31/05/2022)
The Department of Justice rental subsidies allow for flexibility in leasing arrangements to provide housing for key government workers to meet the operational requirements of the agencies.

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