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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 533 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 August 2021 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITING LIST

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

I refer to question without notice 489.

(1) How many individuals do the 17 194 applications on the public housing waitlist as at 30 June 2021 represent?

(2) How many individuals do the 17 320 applications on the public housing waitlist as at 31 July 2021 represent?

(3) How many individuals do the 3 239 applications on the public housing waitlist with a household member in receipt of a disability support pension payment as at 30 June 2021 represent?

(4) How many individuals do the 3 312 applications on the public housing waitlist with a household member receiving a DSP payment as at 31 July 2021 represent?

(5) How many individuals do the 3 354 applications on the public housing priority waitlist as at 30 June 2021 represent?

(6) How many individuals do the 3 478 applications on the public housing priority waitlist as at 31 July 2021 represent?

(7) How many individuals do the 826 applications on the public housing priority waitlist as at 30 June 2021 with a household member in receipt of a DSP payment represent?

(8) How many individuals do the 857 applications on the public housing priority waitlist as at 31 July 2021 with a household member in receipt of a DSP payment represent?

My apologies for the length of that question. It will not happen again.

The PRESIDENT: I will take this opportunity to remind members of standing order 105, which in part indicates that questions shall be concise. However, on this occasion, I will see whether the Leader of the House is able to provide information in the time required.

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

Yes, I can. It was an eight-part question and, therefore, I am sorry but the answer is in eight parts.

(1) It represents 29 720 individuals.

(2) It represents 30 024 individuals.

(3) There were 3 293 applications that identified a household member as in receipt of a disability support pension or payment as at 30 June 2021. The total number of individuals making up these households was 4 614. This does not mean that all of these individuals, in any given household, are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.

(4) There were 3 312 applications that identified a household member as in receipt of a disability support pension or payment as at 31 July 2021. The total number of individuals making up these households was 4 641. This does not mean that all of these individuals, in any given household, are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.

(5) It represents 6 622 individuals.

(6) It represents 6 904 individuals.

(7) There were 826 priority applications that identified a household member as in receipt of a disability support pension or payment as at 30 June 2021. The total number of individuals making up these households was 1 209. This does not mean that all of these individuals, in any given household, are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.

(8) There were 857 priority applications who identified a household member as in receipt of a disability support pension or payment as at 31 July 2021. The total number of individuals making up these households was 1 244. This does not mean that all of these individuals, in any given household, are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.