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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2888 ..
(5) See table below for the number of public housing dwellings at 30 June 1999,
30 June 1995 and 30 June 1990.
Dwelling type 30 June 1999 30 June 1995 30 June 1990
Bedsitter 744 958 *One bedroom 1,882 1,691 *
Two bedroom 2,847 2,752 *
Three bedroom 5,709 6,312 *
Four bedrooms or more 802 767 *
Transportable houses or 3 11 *
boarding houses
Total 11,987 12,491 12,394
* The information dating back to 1990 has been drawn from the Annual Report which did not provide a breakdown of properties as requested in the question.
(6) As from 7 September 1999, the income barriers applying to rental housing assistance are as follows:
Single Applicant with no dependants $405 gross per week
Two persons $675 gross per week
Three or more persons $675 gross per week plus $67 each for the third, fourth, fifth person etc.
(7) The table at Attachment C sets out the total grants provided by the Commonwealth Government under the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement for each of the years in question as well as the breakdown of the funding.
The only funding provided by the Territory Government under the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement was the amount of matching funds as stated in that Agreement. No extra funding was provided.
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