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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 271 asked in the Legislative Council on 5 April 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

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.