Housing SA

181 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (1 July 2020). As at 30 June 2020 what are the total number of Housing SA properties with outstanding maintenance?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government): The Minister for Human Services has provided the following advice:

The Marshall Liberal government recognises the significant public housing maintenance liability left by years of mismanagement by the previous Labor Government.

Maintenance work is performed under a number of programs such as responsive maintenance (day to day); capital works, external painting and programmed maintenance that improve the standard of public housing; and important upgrades to increase tenant safety in their homes such as modifications for people with disability and security upgrades for people who have experienced domestic or family violence.

14,959 SA Housing Authority properties had an outstanding order for maintenance or capital upgrade as at 30 June 2020.

This government has delivered on its election commitment to undertake a full asset condition inspection program of authority-managed properties and is currently assessing the physical and structural condition of all properties. The program has already assessed over 26,000 properties, leading to an increase in maintenance and capital upgrade orders being lodged.

The Marshall Liberal government has provided significant additional funding to fast-track maintenance and capital works on authority-managed properties, including

$21.1 million through to the 2018-19 state budget for a preventative maintenance and upgrade program; and

$75 million through Our Housing Future 2020-2030 to start addressing the capital maintenance backlog, including $10 million immediately brought forward through the COVID-19 maintenance stimulus package.

Maintenance works may have been completed by a multi trade contractor, but their invoice has not been returned to the authority for payment or the authority has not finalised payment.