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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 904

Housing Trust Properties - Dual Occupancy Redevelopments

MR CORNWELL: Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -

(1) How many ACT Housing Trust properties have been identified for redevelopment for dual occupancy.

(2) In what suburbs, and in what numbers in each suburb, is this taking place.

(3) Do existing tenants have any say in whether or not another house is to be erected on the block and, if not, why not.

(4) Are existing tenants offered the new house in exchange for their co-operation in agreeing to dual occupancy.

(5) Why is the Trust developing dual occupancy.

(6) Are all Design and Siting and/or Territorial Planning Authority requirements being met.

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

(1) The ACT Housing Trust has built dual occupancy houses on 46 blocks to date, and has identified another 6 to be built in 1993/94.

(2) These sites are distributed thus:

BUILT PROPOSED BUILT PROPOSED

Ainslie 19 3 Latham 1 1

Bonython 1 - Macgregor 1 -

Braddon - 1 OConnor 6 -

Campbell 1 - Oxley 1 -

Conder 4 1 Rivett 1 -

Downer 2 - Scullin 1 -

Fraser 1 - Theodore 2 -

Kambah 2 - Yarralumla 3 -

(3) Sitting tenants are consulted about whether or not a dual occupancy is built on their site, and their needs are taken into account. The timing and design may be altered to meet their needs.

(4) Yes, if they are interested and eligible.

(5) They are an efficient means of capitalising previously underutilised land resources.

(6) Yes.

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