Housing SA

170 Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (24 September 2015). Can the minister please advise the number and percentage of high needs occupants in Housing SA for 2013 and 2014 calendar year and provide an explanation for the increase?

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): I have been advised:

Data is not collected on the total number of occupants of Housing SA properties, and whether they currently have high needs. Instead, data is available relating to level of need at the time of allocation to a Housing SA property.

The activity indicator listed in Budget Paper 4: Agency Statements on page 117 identifies the number of high needs clients placed in housing by Housing SA, with data provided for the financial years of 2013-14 and 2014-15 and projected for 2015-16.