Housing SA

563 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (21 July 2021). Of the 200,000 work orders raised each year, how has the budget been spent on Housing SA maintenance each year for the last 3 years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21?

(a) How many orders are completed of the 200,000 each year?

(b) Of 200,000 work orders, how many properties does this account for (properties with multiple work orders or single)?

(c) How many Housing SA properties did this lead to being fixed up to be inhabited again?

(d) As of 30 June 2021, what was the backlog of outstanding work orders?

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:

(a) The number of maintenance orders completed each year is not available as multi trade contractors (MTC) may have completed the required works, but not returned their invoice for payment prior to the end of financial year.

(b) Over the past three years, an average of 32,900 properties had maintenance works completed each year. This includes a significant number of properties that had capital upgrades and preventative maintenance completed as part of the Marshall Liberal government’s record investment in maintenance and renewed focus on strategic and planned maintenance. Urgent maintenance identified through this government’s Asset Condition Inspection Program has also been undertaken, as we begin to address the maintenance backlog left by the former Labor government.

(c) Over the past three years, an average of 2,900 houses became vacant each year and received vacancy maintenance before they were re-allocated.

(d) SA Housing Authority is unable to provide an exact number of outstanding orders as maintenance works may have been completed by a multi trade contractor, but the authority has not yet been notified of its completion.