With almost 2,000 social houses sitting empty in WA, a resident says it's time to start thinking outside the box. But the Housing Minister insists the problem is more complex than simply adding a 'lick of paint'.
As thousands of West Australians linger on the social housing waitlist, almost 2,000 social houses across the state are empty and in need of repairs, maintenance or demolition — more than 25 per cent than last year.A Beaconsfield resident says it's time to start thinking outside the box to get people into social housing
The Opposition says the government can't be spending money if no-one is accepting its tenders, but the Housing Minister disputes thatState government data shows there were 1,927 social houses empty in June 2022, compared to 1,514 properties at the same time last year.Karen Anderson, who lives in the southern Perth suburb of Beaconsfield, told the ABC Perth's Nadia Mitsopoulos that the property next door had been vacant for three years and many more were awaiting repairs.
Ms Anderson acknowledged that the state was battling labour shortages and a heated construction market, but said it was time to think of more inventive solutions."If there's no labour, what is wrong with saying 'Right, we have got a house for you, it's not smashed to pieces, it needs a bit of a paint and clean.
"Why not get people to help do their own home so they appreciate it more? Because the labour is not there."
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