SOCIAL
HOUSING — REGIONS
1145. Hon
NEIL THOMSON to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for
Housing:
(1) From March
1997 to the financial year ending 30 June 2022, how many new social houses, not
including refurbishments of existing housing, have been constructed by the
Housing Authority and Department of Communities in the following electoral
regions —
(a) Kimberley;
(b) Pilbara;
(c) North West Central; and
(d) Kalgoorlie?
(2) For (a)–(d), listed against each
electorate, how many of those were constructed in the financial year 2021–22?
(3) For the same
period as (1), how many new spot-purchases have been made of existing houses
for social housing for each region listed?
(4) For the same
period as (2), how many new spot-purchases have been made for the purposes of
social housing?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I answer on behalf of the Leader of
the House. President, you would have noted that was a very detailed question.
As a result, providing information is not possible in the time required, and I therefore
ask the honourable member to place this question on notice.