Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Emergency Public Housing Emergency Public Housing The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Emergency Public Housing In reply to the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK ().6 March 2024). The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Emergency Public Housing The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): I have been advised: The public housing system provides a critical support for a range of groups with specific housing needs beyond having low incomes. Around a third of all allocations are made to households with a background of family violence and, in the current financial year, around a quarter of all allocations have been made to people who identified as being Aboriginal. Since the 2022 election, the Malinauskas Labor government has made a number of investments to boost hosing supports for people who experience domestic and family violence. These investments include an additional $232.7 million for new and upgraded public housing along with more than $7.4 million to fund both the housing and support elements of the Domestic and Family Violence Crisis Accommodation Program and Perpetrator Response Program (DFV CAP-PRP). In contrast, the former Liberal government made no election commitment for new public housing investment and only committed $1 million to the DFV CAP-PRP). 45 public housing properties are also being ring-fenced for women experiencing domestic and family violence. These homes are receiving upgrades such as security screens, security doors and sensor lights to provide safe and high-quality homes for incoming tenants. This work is in addition to responses to requests from existing tenants who may require additional security or modifications from time to time. The ring-fenced properties are being allocated to women escaping domestic and family violence who are on category 1 of the housing register. There is no minimum or maximum proportion designated for Aboriginal women although I am advised 11 homes have been allocated to date including to Aboriginal women. Further properties will be allocated as they become available.