Moved by Councillor Ellsmore, seconded by the
Chair (the Lord Mayor) -
It is resolved that Council note that:
(A)
Council
resolved on 18 September 2023 for the Lord Mayor to write to the NSW Minister
for Housing and Homelessness:
(i)
expressing
concern about reports that public housing is being kept untenanted for extended
periods;
(ii)
requesting
information in relation to the number of vacant public housing dwellings in the
City of Sydney Local Government Area; and
(iii)
seeking
urgent advice as to what action is being taken by the NSW Government to ensure
public housing is not being left vacant, including when a potential renovation
or redevelopment will take place at some future period; and
(B)
according
to Answers to Supplementary Questions from NSW Parliament Budget Estimates 2023
Hearings – Housing:
(i)
as of 1
November 2023, there were 267 public housing properties vacant (i.e.
un-tenanted) in the City of Sydney Local Government Area;
(ii)
of
these, 114 properties were one-bedroom properties, 120 were two-bedroom, 27
were three-bedroom, and 6 had four or more bedrooms;
(iii)
in
total, the vacant properties included a total of 459 bedrooms; and
(iv)
sixteen
(16) of the 17 properties at 82 Wentworth Rd, Glebe were vacant.
Carried unanimously.
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