PUBLIC HOUSING —
WAITLIST
271. 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 March 2022, and
how many individual applicants does that represent?
(2) How many
applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of March
2022, and how many individual applicants does that represent?
(3) How many
people on the public housing waitlist at the end of March 2022 received the
disability support pension?
(4) How many
people on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of March 2022
received the disability support pension?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) As
at 31 March 2022, there were 18 738 applications on the public housing waiting
list, representing 32 873 people. This included 3 952 priority applications,
representing 8 006 people.
(3)–(4) As at 31 March 2022, there were 3 701 applications
on the public housing waitlist who identified a household member as in
receipt of a disability support pension or payment; of these, a total of 993
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.