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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 908
Tenants Union
MR CORNWELL: Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services - In . relation to the new office opened by the Tenants Union (ACT) and its service offered, launched by the Minister on 19 July 1993
(1) How much government funding has been provided for this service.
(2) How much government funding, or other support or resources, is provided. annually to the Union.
(3) Is equivalent funding to (1) and (2) provided to the Landlords Association and, if not why not.
(4) How do the services provided by the Union differ from those provided by the Citizens Advice Bureau, Consumer Affairs or the Rental Bond Board in the Provision of services to tenants.
(5) What is the difference in service to tenants provided by the Union and Welfare Rights and Legal Centre.
(6) How many staff are employed by the Union and (a) who pays the salaries and (b) how much is each staff member, by position and duty paid.
MR CONNOLLY: The answer to the Members question is as follows
(1) The government provided a one-off establishment grant of $13 000 in February this year. These funds were provided under the Community Services Grants Program.
(2) The Tenants Union (ACT) does not currently receive recurrent funding from the ACT Government.
(3) (1) No, (2)1 am not aware that the ACT Landlords. Association has sought funding. If such a request was received it would be considered in the light of available funds and in terms of social justice principles.
(4) The Tenants Union promotes information and education on the rights and
obligations of both public and, private tenants in the. ACT. The service also.
provides an information and referral service to individual tenants.
The Citizens Advice Bureau is anon-government organisation providing a broad range of community information, including the production of the Contact
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