SOCIAL HOUSING —
DWELLINGS
638. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
(1) What was the
total number of government-owned, supported or operated social housing
dwellings as of 30 June 2017?
(2) What is the current total
number of government-owned, supported or operated housing dwellings?
(3) How many
people were being accommodated in government-owned, supported or operated
dwellings as of 30 June 2017?
(4) How many
people are currently accommodated in government-owned, supported or operated
dwellings?
(5) Are the 250
new government housing dwellings announced by Premier Mark McGowan on 8 June
additional to the 300 new public housing units announced by the Premier on 3
December 2019?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Housing.
In order to provide a response to
this question, the Department of Communities will need to undertake research.
Therefore, an answer is unable to be provided in the required time frame. We
will provide a response to the honourable member on Tuesday, 23 June 2020.