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4573 - UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Family and Community Services, and Minister for Women

In relation to the amnesty on 'unauthorized occupants" of public housing properties announced by the Minister in February 2013:

  1. How many departmental properties in the Wallsend electorate had "unauthorized occupants" residing in them?
  2. How many of those "unauthorised occupants" were adult children of the head tenant?
Answer -

Over 2,800 public housing tenants across New South Wales declared over 3,600 additional occupants during the amnesty period.

Public housing tenants declaring additional occupants, and third parties submitting allegations about other public housing tenants, were not required to identify a relationship status to the tenant.

Question asked on 17 September 2013 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 178
Answer received on 22 October 2013 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 184

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