Skip to main content
Home
  • The Legislative Assembly meets on 16/04/2024 (01:00 PM)
    Assembly sit 16/04/2024
  • The Legislative Council meets on 16/04/2024 (01:00 PM)
    Council sit 16/04/2024
  • The Public Administration meets on 08/04/2024 (10:00 AM)
    Committee meet 08/04/2024

Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 713 asked in the Legislative Council on 14 September 2021 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

METRONET — SOCIAL HOUSING AND JOBS PACKAGE

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

I refer to the Metronet social housing and jobs package.

(1) How many home builds have been completed as part of this package to date?

(2) How many of the completed homes are currently tenanted?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I trust that Hansard will get this right.

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(2) The McGowan government is investing $2.1 billion into social housing over the next four years, which includes the recently announced record investment of $875 million as part of the 2021–22 state budget. This is the single largest one-off investment in social housing in the state's history, and will provide an immediate boost to social housing. To date, through the Metronet social and affordable housing and jobs package, 287 properties have been completed, with a further 401 properties currently under construction. All properties that have been allocated for social housing are currently or are in the process of being tenanted. Existing funding streams have been re-calibrated to deliver more social housing immediately in response to the challenges currently faced from the heated construction market. The use of spot purchasing and modular and prefabricated construction will deliver quicker-to-market social housing