Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-02-18 Daily Xml

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Social Housing

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:02): Given that we haven't published the planned or expected levels of social housing, how did the strategy get through your agency, your hand-picked board and your office and cabinet with such a huge error that didn't state that and that puts $110 million of annual funding at risk?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (15:03): Well, I think I was obliquely criticised in a previous question for actually asking South Australians about the homelessness sector, the community housing sector and the development sector. Gosh, we had events at the Wine Centre—shock, horror—to ask everybody what they thought. We put these things on YourSAy. It's been a very thorough consultation. We have a strategy which is very comprehensive, and my understanding is that the commonwealth has a very high level of confidence in it.

The PRESIDENT: Final supplementary question, the Hon. Mr Hanson. I am keen to get to the crossbench; they've had one question so far.