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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 67 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 February 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITLIST — DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION

67. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing:

I refer to the public housing waitlist.

(1) How many people on the public housing waitlist at the end of December 2021 and January 2022 respectively receive the disability support pension?

(2) How many people on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of December 2021 and January 2022 respectively receive the disability support pension?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(2) As at 31 December 2021, there were 3 585 applications on the public housing waitlist who identified a household member as in receipt of a disability support pension or payment. Of these, a total of 913 applications were priority listed. As at 31 January 2022, 3 618 applications on the public housing waitlist identified a household member as in receipt of a disability support pension or payment. Of these, a total of 927 applications were priority listed. This does not mean that all of these individuals, in any given household, are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.