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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 844

Housing Trust - Waiting List

MR. CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community

Services -

(1) What has been the result of the review of the waiting list for ACT public rental housing.

(2) How many applications were removed following the deadline of 28 May 1993.

( 3 ) How many people did this represent.

(4) How many applications and how many people now remain upon the waiting list following the review.

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

(1) The waiting list for new housing applicants has been reduced by over 30% following the review.

( 2 ) 3,405 applications were removed where no reply to the review questionnaire was received.

( 3 ) Assuming the average Canberra family size is 2.32 persons this represents 7,900 people.

(4) The list of new housing applicants was 5,529 following the review. Assuming the Canberra average family size of 2.32 persons, this represents 12,827 people

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