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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 690 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 August 2022 by Hon Steve Martin

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

SOCIAL HOUSING — VACANCIES

690. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing:

I refer to recent news articles addressing the number of vacant social housing homes in Western Australia.

(1) For the end of the following years, how many social housing properties did the government own in —

(a) 2016–2017;

(b) 2017–2018;

(c) 2018–2019;

(d) 2019–2020;

(e) 2020–2021;

(f) 2021–2022?

(2) Of those in answer to (1), will the minister please provide a breakdown of how many were —

(a) occupied; and

(b) vacant?

(3) Of those in answer to (2)(b), will the minister please provide a breakdown of how many were —

(a) returning stock;

(b) non-returning stock; and

(c) other?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Leader of the House, the following answer has been provided by the Minister for Housing.

I have two answers in my file. One says to place it on notice and the other is more positive, so I will give the member the more positive answer!

The information is not possible in the time required; however, the minister undertakes to provide the honourable member with an answer on 13 September 2022.