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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 767 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 June 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing
Parliament: 41 Session: 1


Question

(1) How many people on the public housing waitlist at the end of May 2022 received the disability support pension?
(2) How many people on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of May 2022 received the disability support pension?

Answered on 9 August 2022

(1)-(2)

As at 31 May 2022, there were 3,816 applications on the public housing waitlist identifying at least one household member in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.

Of these, a total of 1,056 applications were priority listed. This does not mean that all these individuals in any given household are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.