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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 395

Housing Trust - Rent Relief

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

(1) Is there a six month residency requirement which applies to rent relief.

(2) How many people currently receive rent relief.

(3) How many of them have been on the waitlist for less than 6 months.

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

(1) Yes. An applicant is required to have lived or worked in the ACT for a minimum of six months.

(2) 2357 as at 19 November 1992

(3) A client whose application for registration for public housing has been approved can immediately apply for Rent Relief. When their application for Rent Relief is received the length of residency is carefully checked. The time an applicant has spent on the waiting list is not a deciding factor in approving an application and therefore this information is not recorded.

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