PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITLIST
436. Hon
STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the steadily increasing
number of people on the public housing waitlist.
(1) For 2021–22 to date,
how many applicants on the public housing waitlist have been housed?
(2) Of those in (1), how many were
priority applicants?
(3) Of those in (1), how many
people does this represent?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The Minister for Housing has provided the
following answer.
(1)–(3) As
at 30 April 2022, there were 1 602 occupations in the 2021–22 financial
year to date from the public housing wait
list statewide. Of the 1 602 occupations, a total of 1 105 occupations were
priority listed. As at 30 April 2022, 3 092 people were housed in the
2021–22 financial year to date from the public housing waitlist
statewide. It should be noted that most applicants have a roof over their head
or are housed while they wait for public housing to become available.
Distinguished Visitors — Hon Nazih Elasmar, Hon
Colin Brooks and Ms Anne SargentStatement
The PRESIDENT: Members, just
before I give you the call I would like to welcome to the President's
gallery some very special guests from the Victorian Parliament: Hon Nazih
Elasmar, President of the Legislative Council; Hon Colin Brooks, Speaker of the
Legislative Assembly; and Ms Anne Sargent, the Deputy Clerk of the Legislative
Council. You are very welcome to the Legislative Council of Western Australia.