House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-08-24 Daily Xml

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Affordable Homes Program

514 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (9 June 2021). With regard to the Our Housing Future 10-year housing strategy's 20,000 'affordable housing solutions':

(a) What is the definition of a 'housing solution'?

(b) How does the definition of 'housing solution' differ from 'house', 'dwelling' or other terms for residential accommodation?

(c) What is the minimum tenure requirement for something to be deemed a 'housing solution'?

(d) What is the minimum physical requirement for something to be deemed a 'housing solution'?

(e) Why doesn't the strategy refer to 20,000 'additional' housing solutions?

(f) What is the baseline number of projected affordable housing outcomes/solutions over the period of the strategy subcategorised into the eight groupings/categories listed under substrategy No. 2 on page 26 of the Our Housing Future?

(g) What is the additional number of affordable housing solutions that are associated with actions in Our Housing Future that were not announced until the release of Our Housing Future?

(h) How many 'housing solutions' have been delivered under each of the eight groupings/categories listed under substrategy No. 2 on page 26 of the strategy?

(i) How many 'housing solutions' have been delivered under each of the eight groupings/categories listed under substrategy No. 2 on page 26 of the strategy in each of the following periods: from the release of the strategy to 30 June 2020; from 1 July to 31 December 2020; and from 1 January 2021 to today?

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:

An affordable housing solution is an initiative, product or service that contributes to a customer achieving an affordable housing outcome such as purchasing an affordable home or securing affordable rental.

Our Housing Future 2020:2030outlines the number of projected affordable housing outcomes.

The Marshall Liberal government is well underway in delivering affordable housing solutions.