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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 658
Housing Trust - Tenant Self-Help Program
MR CORNWELL: Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services
- In relation to the self-help program whereby Housing Trust tenants can contribute to the maintenance and improvement of their dwellings.
(1) How much scope is allowed to tenants.
(2) Do tenants advise that they wish to carry out maintenance or does the Trust offer them the opportunity.
(3) How does the system work, ie. are materials supplied to the tenant or do they purchase and seek reimbursement.
(4) Are rents reduced in return for maintenance being carried out by the tenant.
(5) Are inspections carried out before and after maintenance by a tenant.
(6) If the reply to (5) is affirmative, has a cost benefit analysis been conducted to establish if financial savings are achieved.
(7) If a cost benefit analysis has bees carried out, what were the results and if it has not been carried out, why not.
MR CONNOLLY: The answer to the Members question is as follows -
(1) The Housing Trust has one "Tenant Self Help" Program. Tenants have choices in selection of paint colours and the number of rooms they wish to paint.
(2) Tenants whose homes have not been repainted internally for over six years may apply to repaint their homes themselves.
(3) A kit comprising paint and materials is supplied to the tenant. .
(4) No.
(5) Only after the painting is completed.
(6) Yes.
(7) Savings of up to $1,500 per house, $750 per flat may be achieved,
depending on when routine painting would occur. This program is not
budget driven, rather it offers an opportunity for tenants to become more
involved in their tenancy
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