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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1272

Housing Trust - Allocation Criteria

MR CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services In relation to the ACT Housing Trust

(1) Does the Trust accommodate people on remand in inner city accommodation so they can more easily report to police.

(2) Is it Trust practice to consider the age of applicants in relation to other residents when allocating bedsitters or flats.

(3) Does the Trust have bedsitter or flat accommodation, other than aged persons units, available specifically for elderly tenants and, if so, where.

(4) Are there any age restrictions upon people seeking accommodation in the Allawah, Bega and Currong Flats, the McPherson, Lachlan, Kanangra and Bun-de Courts.

MR LAMONT - The answer to the Members question

(1) No. A person who is remanded, but not in custody, is able to negotiate reporting arrangements, and can for example, report to any police station in the ACT, or Queanbeyan if appropriate.

(2) Yes, where applicable, the Housing Trust considers the age of the applicants as a factor in the process of making an appropriate allocation.

(3) Yes, the Housing Trust has Aged Persons Flats in Ainslie, Barton, Griffith and Reid.

is as follows -

(4) No.

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