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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 849 asked in the Legislative Council on 21 September 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITLIST

849. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing:

(1) How many applications were on the public housing waitlist at the end of August 2022, and how many individuals does that represent?

(2) How many applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of August 2022, and how many individuals does that represent?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

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

(1)–(2) As at 31 August 2022, 18 993 applications were on the public housing waitlist, representing 33 495 people. This included 4 235 priority applications, representing 8 597 people.