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dwellings that will be have new public housing built on the same site, broken down by suburb, (d) the breakdown of new builds, by (i) detached dwellings, (ii) new dual occupancy dwellings, (iii) new triple occupancy dwellings, (iv) number of townhouse sites and dwellings and (v) number of multi-unit sites where there are more than 50 dwellings, (e) how many of the new dwellings will be (i) Adaptable Class C, (ii) Livable Housing Standard Silver, (iii) Livable Housing Standard Gold and (iv) Livable Housing Standard Platinum, (f) the number of new public housing dwellings, broken down by suburb and (g) the number of new public housing dwellings that are less thanb 500 metres from a (i) local shopping centre, (ii) group centre, (iii) town centre, (iv) medical centre and (v) rapid bus service stop or light rail station.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
a.
i. While the first public housing renewal program focused on divesting multi-unit complexes, the Growing and Renewing Public Housing 2019-24 program focuses on renewing and growing our single and low density stock. Housing ACT anticipates that approximately 300 single dwellings will be demolished and that approximately 700 new dwellings will be built back onto those blocks.
ii. It is unlikely the program will include the redevelopment of any existing dual or tri occupancy developments, unless there is a specific need to rebuild the existing properties (i.e. structural issues, extensive fire damage, age and/or condition).
iii. See response at a.ii.
iv. The program does not include the sale or redevelopment of any townhouse or multi-unit sites. Any proposal to sell and/or redevelop multi-unit sites will be subject to Cabinet consideration and will be based on the strategic planning work that the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) will be undertaking on such sites. Funding for this planning and feasibility work will be provided to EPSDD by Housing ACT on a fee for service basis ($1.5 million over five years).
v. See response at a.iv.
b. In addition to the $100 million investment in public housing identified in the Budget, the Growing and Renewing Public Housing program will be funded by the sale of around 700 dwellings generating approximately $500 million to be reinvested directly into public housing. In 2019-20, Housing ACT anticipates selling approximately 113 dwellings to generate more than $70 million. A breakdown of anticipated sales by suburb is not available, as the sales program will be largely dependent on tenants’ desire to relocate.
c. Housing ACT anticipates demolishing approximately 300 single dwellings and building approximately 700 new dwellings back onto those blocks. A breakdown of redevelopments by suburb is not available as the renewal program will be largely dependent on tenants’ desire to relocate.
d.
i. Approximately 50 detached dwellings will be constructed as part of this program.
ii. The majority of new builds will be dual and tri-occupancy and low density multi-units. There may be some larger multi-unit complexes constructed, but they are unlikely to include more than 30 dwellings. The breakdown of the dwelling mix is
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