Page 2895 - Week 09 - Thursday, 26 August 1993

MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 937

Housing Trust - Rent Arrears

MR. CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services - In relation to rental arrears of ACT Housing Trust properties-

(1) How much money is outstanding at end 1992-93 in

(a) vacated accounts and (b) current accounts.

(2) How many properties are represented in (1).

( 3 ) How much money has been written off in (1).

(4 ) How many tenants were evicted in (1) and for what reasons were they so evicted.

( 5 ) In relation to arrears at (1) how many (a) vacated and

(b) current accounts totalled (i) $10,000 or more;

(ii) $5,000 - $9,999; (iii) $1,000 - $4,999 and

(iv) below $1000.

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

(1) The information as at 30 June 1993 is:

Vacated accounts - $2,837,187 (net of write-offs).

Current accounts - $2,085,577.

( 2 ) The number of accounts represented in (1) is

Vacated accounts - 2 6 92

Current accounts - 6 7 4 8

( 3 ) Debts written off as at 30 June 1993 are as follows;

Vacated accounts - $210,556.

Current accounts - nil.

(4) 22 tenants were evicted in 1992-1993 due to

rent arrears