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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 617

Housing Trust - Waiting List

MR. CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services - In relation to 5,305 households on the ACT Housing Trusts waiting list not receiving rent relief and further to your explanation (letter 19 February 1993) that;

"Those applicants on the waiting list who are not receiving rent relief are either managing on the private rent market without the assistance of rent relief, are not interested in applying for rent relief or are ineligible for such assistance."

(1) Is it a fact that a means test applies to being accommodated in Trust accommodation.

(2) If so, what are these people listed in your reply doing on the Trust waiting list.

MR. CONNOLLY - The a swer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) Yes.

(2) They meet the eligibility criteria to remain on the ACT Housing Trust waiting list but do not meet all of the eligibility criteria to receive rent relief or have not applied.

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