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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 657

Housing Trust - Rental Income

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 at Rental Housing (Attachment One, p21) that "Rental arrears as at 31 December 1992 were $5.23 million compared to $186.78 million rent receivable..." -

(1) What is the purpose of quoting a rent receivable figure when 84.4% of tenants

were receiving rebates.

(2) At 31 December 1992, what was the actual (rebated) amount that the Trust

could receive.

(3) How is the figure of $186.78 million arrived at when, in a statement published

in The Canberra Times, 5 February 1993, the acting Minister for Housing,

Mr Wood revealed that the total possible income from the Trusts

approximately 12,500 properties was only $82.7 million.

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

(1) The Industry Commission Inquiry into Public Housing asked for information to be provided on this basis. It is the most appropriate measure to assess the overall performance of housing authorities. It enables the extent of housing assistance provided to public housing tenants to be readily identified.

(2 & 3) The 1992/93 Budget estimated that the level of rent receivable was $86.78 million and that $44.62 million would be provided as rent rebates

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