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.