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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 1008

Housing Trust - Waiting List

MR. CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services - In relation to the recent reduction in the Housing Trust waiting list from 8,500 to 5,500 applications -

(1) What were the reasons for this significant reduction.

(2) What is the breakdown as to these reductions eg. numbers who found alternative accommodation etc.

(3) Were any applicants ineligible because of interstate domicile and if so, how many.

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

(1) A review of the waiting list for public housing was carried out in August 1993. As part of this review the ACT Housing Trust sent out 7,093 review letters and questionnaires to first time applicants on the public housing waiting list who had registered prior to January 1993. Some applicants on the waiting list did not return the form and they were removed from the waiting list.

Of the applicants who returned forms, some were assessed to be no longer eligible for housing assistance and others advised the ACT Housing Trust that they no longer required public assistance.

(2) This information is not available.

(3) No exact figures are available. However, it is considered that there would be a negligible number of applicants in this category.

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