Public Housing

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:33): With regard to accessing housing, how many empty public housing homes are in South Australia?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:33): It is quite a dynamic situation, so in terms of the vacancy rates they do vary. The advice I have received in terms of the size of the portfolio is that it is quite consistent with the private sector. Part of the definition, and some of the statistics that have been used by the Labor Party in public commentary on this matter, includes properties due to be demolished and a range of things that fit within that definition. By standards in comparison with the private sector, the South Australian Housing Authority is on par.