Page 2063 - Week 05 - Thursday, 3 May 2012
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(1) What is the cost to the Territory for houses managed by community housing providers.
(2) How many houses are managed by the community housing sector.
(3) In relation to part (2), how many are owned by the (a) community housing sector and (b) Government.
(4) How many properties has the ACT Government transferred ownership to the community housing sector.
(5) Which community housing providers are registered in the ACT and, of those, how many have national accreditation.
(6) Which community housing providers currently operate in the ACT.
(7) How many properties does each provider referred to in part (6) manage.
(8) In relation to the common waiting list, how many tenants have been placed in social housing, by provider, including Housing ACT properties.
Ms Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) $5,469,737 which was comprised of $469,737 in 2011-2012 funding payments, approximately $2 million in foregone rental revenue and $3 million in property ownership costs. In addition, newly constructed property valued at $21.26 million was transferred in 2010-2011 and a further $5.94 million was transferred in 2011-2012.
(2) 955
(3) 331 owned or part owned by the community housing sector and 624 owned by Government
(4) 252, including those built on church land and part owned.
(5) Community Housing Canberra, trading as CHC Affordable Housing.
Argyle Community Housing Ltd
Havelock Housing Association Inc.
Capital Community Housing Inc.
Environmental Collective Housing Organisation (ECHO) Inc.
Tamil Senior Citizens Association Inc.
There is no national accreditation scheme for community housing providers, only nationally recognised standards such as the National Community Housing Standards and ISO 9001:2008. All organisations listed above are accredited against nationally recognised standards.
(6) Community Housing Canberra, trading as CHC Affordable Housing.
Argyle Community Housing Ltd
Havelock Housing Association
Capital Community Housing
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