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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No. 190

Housing Trust - Monash Supported Accommodation Property

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -

In relation to the operation of a house in Monash, by the Open Family Foundation (Hansard, 12 December 1991) -

(1) How many people occupy the house.

(2) What procedures have been adopted to monitor operations

of the house.

( 3 ) How frequently has monitoring taken place.

(4) What was the result of the monitoring.

MR CONNOLLY - The answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) Four plus a live-in supervisor.

(2) This service is subject to the same accountability

requirements as any organisation operating a supported

accommodation service from a Housing Trust property and

receiving Government funds. They are required to

provide both quarterly and annual financial information

and monthly data reports. In addition to these

requirements, the organisation provides a detailed

monthly report on the operation of the house.

(3) As detailed in (2) above.

(4) This monitoring shows that the service is operating

appropriately at this stage of its development.

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