Page 2220 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 3 August 2016
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MS BERRY: Of course, the ACT government has community housing providers here in the ACT that provide housing through Argyle Community Housing and Community Housing Canberra. In fact, the ACT government provided a loan to Community Housing Canberra so that they could start their operations here in the ACT and provide more affordable options to housing tenants who were not eligible for public housing in the ACT but then could be eligible for more affordable housing under that model—
Ms Lawder: Madam Speaker, a point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! Ms Lawder on a point of order. Stop the clock.
Ms Lawder: The question related to whether the commonwealth has indicated that these tenants will not also be able to claim commonwealth rental assistance if they are moved into a different system.
MADAM SPEAKER: So that is what CRA is?
Ms Lawder: To the point of relevance; yes, CRA.
MADAM SPEAKER: Thank you.
Ms Lawder: Sorry, Madam Speaker. I presumed the minister would understand what CRA was.
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes, I was just wondering. The question was about commonwealth restrictions. If you are able to come to the point of the question in accordance with standing orders, Ms Berry, thank you.
MS BERRY: Yes, thank you, Madam Speaker. Of course, commonwealth rent assistance is something that is very important to tenants here in the ACT but I would not say that the ACT government believes that it would be the position it would take to lose public housing to the community housing sector, which I understand is the decision that the Liberal Party has made in New South Wales to sell off their public housing to a community-for-profit to make profit out of public housing in New South Wales.
Ms Lawder: Point of order, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: Point of order. Stop the clock.
Ms Lawder: As to relevance.
MADAM SPEAKER: As to relevance. I think I understand the point you are going to make, that you asked a question about commonwealth restrictions—
Ms Lawder: Yes, under the asset recycling initiative. My question related to whether the commonwealth will indicate that the ACT government cannot double dip by then allowing previous public housing tenants to claim commonwealth rent assistance. It is nothing to do with New South Wales, I might say. It is about the ACT.
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