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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION N0.1172

Housing Trust - Rent Arrears-

MR. CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services In relation to the statement at page 5 of the Housing Trust's Tenants Newsletter No 16 of December 1993: '7n response to a significant increase in rental arrears'

(1) How do you justify the claim in The Canberra Times of 9 September that three months previously "bad debts are falling by $200,000 a month".

(2) What caused the "significant increase in rent arrears".

MR. CONNOLLY - The answer to the Member's question is as follows:

(1) As stated in my reply to Question 1006, "bad debts", in the form of

current account arrears, fell by $200,000 per month in the period

30 June to 29 August 1993.

(2) For many years there has been a trend of increasing rental

arrears. This could be attributed to higher rents following rent

reviews, the downturn in the economy with the resultant

increase in unemployment and the changed socio-economic

profile of our clients.

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