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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 2 Hansard (6 March) . . Page.. 699 ..


(2) How many residents are currently on the priority public housing waiting list;

(3) How many sole parents are currently on the priority public housing waiting list;

(4) How many sole parents are currently on the priority public housing waiting list who have three or more children;

(5) What is the average time that a resident is on: (a) the waiting list and (b) the priority list;

(6) Has the average time for people on the waiting list improved in the last (a) 3, (b) 6, (c) 9 and (d) 12 months and could figures be provided;

(7) What is the average time to move someone from public housing accommodation who does not have suitable accommodation (eg: has only a three bedroom home but has five children with another on the way and one of those children has to sleep in the kitchen area in a cot);

(8) What measures, if any, has the government implemented to reduce waiting list times and allow for accommodation transfers.

Mr Wood: The answer to the member's question is as follows:

(1) 3467

(2) 891

(3) 361

(4) 78

(5) (a) standard allocation list - 315 days; (b) 114 days

(6) (a) yes; the bushfire response will have impacted on the figures for the last quarter; (b) yes; (c) yes; (d) yes;.

Average number of days on waiting list

Standard allocation

Early allocation

1 Mar-31 May 02

378

140

1 Jun-31 Aug 02

339

129

1 Sep-30 Nov 02

315

96

1 Dec 02-28 Feb 03

153

81


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