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8476 - Health - ACCOMMODATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

Jackson, Rose to the Minister for Women, Minister for Regional Health, and Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health

(1) How much did NSW Health spend on the housing and accommodation of health care providers (HCPs) in the following financial years:

(a) 2018/19?

(b) 2019/20?

(c) 2020/21?

(d) 2021 to date?

(2) How many HCPs were placed in accommodation for less than 1 month?

(a) What is the cost of this in the following financial years:

(i) 2020/21?

(ii) 2021 to date?

(3) How many HCPs were placed in accommodation for more than 1 month?

(a) What is the cost of this in the following financial years:

(i) 2020/21?

(ii) 2021 to date?

(4) What is the breakdown of HCPs who utilise accommodation provided by NSW Health?
Answer -

(1-4) Since March 2020, the NSW Government has committed more than $4 billion to support the health system in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of this response has included free temporary accommodation being made available to support frontline staff, as well as for vulnerable community members who are either at risk of contracting or who have tested positive to COVID-19 and are unable to self-isolate at home.

Further to this, the NSW Government recently announced $45.3 million to deliver modern, sustainable accommodation for health workers in three local health districts (LHDs), being Southern NSW, Murrumbidgee and Far West LHDs.

This builds on the $30 million already pledged by the NSW Government for health worker housing and accommodation in the Hunter and Western NSW, and extends the overall funding package to more than $75 million in total. 


Question asked on 16 March 2022 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 702
Answer received on 6 April 2022 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 717

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