Public Housing

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:34): Supplementary: does that definition of housing support fall into the category of paying $250 per night for a motel?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:34): I think the honourable member is referring to the emergency assistance program. What the authority and the homelessness services will do is provide support. In terms of payment, I can't comment on the particular value that she is talking about because I would need to double-check with the agency about what has been offered, and again that is probably going to identify matters in this case. The policy is that people seeking support are asked to pay commensurate with their capacity to pay.