Page 4903 - Week 15 - Thursday, 8 December 1994
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(2) The source of operational funding for the largest number of services with tenancies under CORHAP is the Supported Accommodation Assistance program. In 1993/94 funding totalling $7, 478, 812 was provided to 30 services operating out of 66 CORHAP properties. Many of these community groups receive financial assistance from both the Federal and Territory Governments under a range of programs including health, disability, home and community care, drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Because of the diverse sources of these other funds and the wide range of organisations using CORHAP there are no figures available for these other funding sources.
(3) Community groups pay rent on properties provided under the CORHAP Program.
(4) Inspections are undertaken from time to time, as is the case with individual tenancies. In addition, these accommodation services do not operate in isolation from the rest of the community housing sector. Organisations refer clients to and between accommodation services and major issues such as vacancy or neighbour problems are usually identified at an early stage.
(5) The community groups provided with operational funding from either Government source are not wasting their funds. Tenancies undertaken by some community groups are, because of their nature, not as straightforward as individual tenancies. For example, where the clients of the service are people with a mental disability or where there are a number of clients sharing the accommodation, the organisation has a responsibility to appropriately match clients to each other and to the dwelling. This may take time and occasionally result in some vacancies for longer than is desirable. However, a satisfactory long term outcome for the client also results in a more stable tenancy, a more satisfied community and thus a more cost effective tenancy.
(6) (a) 36 Du Faur Place Mawson is tenanted by a community organisation. (b) The house has not been vacant since June 1994. The property was vacated by the former tenant on 8 August 1994 and the organisation was granted the tenancy on 21 September 1994. The house currently has residents who were placed by the organisation.
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