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Public Housing

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (14:43): Supplementary: given that $900 million is available to SAHA for public housing, how does $1 million stack up in regard to that?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:44): I am happy to answer that, Mr President, because I think it demonstrates that the shadow minister can't do maths. I have heard the member for Hurtle Vale make these sorts of comments. It has been explained repeatedly how the funding of the organisation works in that the grant funding of SAHA was provided several years ago in an up-front payment.

What she is referring to is money that is used for staffing and maintenance. There is a component of that which contributes to us actually employing our staff, as we should, through the maintenance program. So there is not a bunch of cash sitting lazily on our balance sheet; in fact, we are using the money through this strategy as working capital to build our affordable homes and it is actively being used. The honourable member needs to go and ask the shadow minister if she can go back and perhaps check the public record where she will find answers to all these things.

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