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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

ACT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION ON NOTICE NO. 1311

Housing Trust - Debt Recovery-

MR CORNWELL: Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services - Further to your predecessor's undertaking of 31 December 1993 in relation to debt collection service for outstanding ACT Housing Trust rent defaulters that " I am prepared to provide a progress report on recovery action once the new arrangements have become properly established" (Answer to Question on Notice No. 1060) -

What has been the success rate, in financial terms, from the commencement date of debt recovery action on-6- December 1993 to date.

How many rent defaulters does this represent.

What percentage of (a) outstanding debts and (b) rent defaulters does the success rate in (1) represent.

What has been the total cost to the ACT of the rent collection service in that period.

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

Debts recovered from 6 December 1993 to 26 June 1994 amounted to $30,178.00

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(a) 1.0%

(b) 5.0%

(4) $3,668.00

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