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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 436 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 May 2022 by Hon Steve Martin

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

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.