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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 256

Housing Handbook for Women

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

(1) What was the cost of producing Housing Handbook for Women

(2nd Edition) May 1992.

(2) Who paid this cost.

(3) Why was a handbook specifically for women produced.

(4) When will a handbook be produced specifically for (a) men and (b) families.

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

(1) $3 579.00

(2) The Womens Information and Referral Centre Chief Ministers

Department and the ACT Housing Trust.

(3.) The Handbook was published in response to the many housing enquiries made by women to staff of the Womens Information and Referral Centre, and on the basis that women as a group face substantial discrimination in our society.

(4) It is not intended to produce a handbook specifically for men

or families.

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