Page 1898 - Week 06 - Thursday, 5 June 2014

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(18) What is the average market value of Housing ACT properties, by size (bedrooms).

(19) What proportion of Housing ACT properties are occupied by Indigenous Australians.

(20) What is the (a) current income threshold to be eligible for a Housing ACT property, and (b) process (i) for keeping up to date with tenants’ incomes and (ii) to be followed when a tenant is known to be breaching the income threshold.

(21) What financial contribution did the ACT Government make to the National Rental Affordability Scheme.

(22) How does this compare with the funds provided by the Commonwealth.

Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) 29.

(2) Ainslie, Belconnen, Braddon, Dickson, Griffith, Kambah, Lyneham, Lyons, Mawson, Narrabundah, Red Hill, Reid, Rivett, Turner, Waramanga, Watson, Weston, Wanniassa.

(3) A breakdown of Housing ACT properties by suburb is at Attachment A.

(4) At 5 May 2014, 62 Shared Equity sales have been completed.

Three (3) of the 62 sales have also paid out the remaining 30% equity share.

At 5 May 2014, there were a further five applications being progressed.

(5) Between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2013 the average was 811 properties.

(6) Please note clarification was sought and obtained from your office regarding this question. The average time taken between properties becoming vacant and being re-let is:

(Source ROGS 2013, Table 17A.28 Attachment Table)

(7) Housing Managers have a portfolio of approximately 250 properties each.

(8) At 5 May 2014,

(a) Housing Register: 94

Transfer Register: 45

(b) 780 either joint tenancies or tenant and spouse with no other occupants in the household

(9) Properties are inspected once within the first three months of the commencement of a tenancy and thereafter annually.

(10) The Fact Sheet at Attachment B – “Repairs and Maintenance – important information from Housing ACT” provides detailed information about Repairs and Maintenance in public housing properties.

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