South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:54): (434) My question is to the Minister for Housing and is regarding the steps that are being taken in the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region to support social or public housing for residents. I have had a complaint from a constituent of mine whose daughter and young grandchildren have been living with her for the last four years because they cannot get public housing in the Cranbourne, Clyde or Frankston areas. She has been told that there is a 15-year waiting list and that she is not a priority. The government has recently announced a $5.3 billion Big Housing Build to deliver 2400 affordable rental homes, but those on the public housing list who are on very low to low incomes, are often experiencing homelessness and family violence and have other special needs, are still being horribly neglected. Minister, can you please provide the steps in writing to afford my constituent some hope on the time line and due process to access social and public housing in the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region?