Page 894 - Week 03 - Thursday, 2 April 2020
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(1) How many rental properties were available to older people on low incomes through the Affordable Rental Scheme (ARS) for each year between 2014–15 and 2018–19, inclusive.
(2) How many of these properties were rented out in the years referred to in part (1).
(3) How many applications were made for rental properties through the ARS for each year between 2014–15 and 2018–19, inclusive.
(4) How many of these applications were deemed ineligible in each year referred to in part (1).
(5) How many of these applications resulted in the applicants’ immediately obtaining a rental property through the scheme in each year referred to in part (1).
(6) How many applications were placed on a waiting list in each year referred to in part (1).
(7) What was the average number of applications on the ARS waiting list for each year between 2014–15 and 2018–19, inclusive.
(8) What has been the average length of time that applicants to the ARS have waited to obtain a property through the scheme over the past five financial years.
(9) How many applications were withdrawn from the waiting list by the applicants in each year referred to in part (7).
(10) What was the household income limit for the ARS for (a) one person and (b) two people for each year between 2014–15 and 2018–19, inclusive.
(11) Has the household income limit for the ARS been set at 75 percent of ACT average weekly earnings over the past five years; if not, what was the percentage for each year.
(12) On what date each year is the new household income limit (a) announced and (b) implemented.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1. In 2014-15 and 2015-16, there was a total of 40 properties under the Affordable Rental Scheme (ARS). In 2016-17, this number rose to 43 properties as at 30 June; in 2017-18, there were 52 properties as at 30 June; and in 2018-19, there were 57 properties as at 30 June 2019.
• Four properties became available for rent in 2014–15;
• Seven properties became available for rent in 2015–16;
• Five properties became available for rent in 2016–17;
• Eleven properties became available for rent in 2017–18; and
• Seven properties became available for rent in 2018–19.
2. All of these properties were rented out each year.
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