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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 645

Housing Trust - Property Management Staff

MR CORNWELL: Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services - In relation to the ACT Housing Trusts submission to the Industry Commission Inquiry into Public Housing and the claim (p11) "...the ACT Housing Trust is an efficient organisation. It has one staff member for 55 public dwellings..." -

(1) How many Trust staff are directly engaged in (a) inspections of Trust properties and (b) chasing outstanding rents.

(2) How often are Trust properties inspected.

(3) What is the private sector ratio of staff to direct (a) property inspection and (b) rent recovery.

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

(1) (a) There are twelve Housing Inspectors engaged by the Housing

Trust to inspect dwellings.

(b) The recovery of rent arrears is undertaken as part of the general

management of housing tenants.

(2) There are periodic inspections of housing properties:

- when a tenant vacates a dwelling, and,

- as part of the technical audit to assess the condition of housing.

stock.

(3) A direct comparison of public and private sector property

management is not possible given that public sector staff are

engaged in a broader range of tasks (eg. income testing and

review, rental rebates). Real Estate Agents generally charge

between 8-10% of total rent receivable to cover property

management costs.

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