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• Annual housing targets. The ACT Government sets a target of 15% of residential land releases for affordable, community and public housing.
• Affordable home purchase scheme (AHPS) ‘first right of refusal’ to CHPs. This is a recent refinement to the AHPS and prioritises the offering of homes built under the AHPS to CHPs, after eligible purchasers on the AHPS database elect not to ‘opt in’ to new developments. This change was made in response to feedback from the community housing sector and should translate to the increased supply of affordable rental housing across the ACT.
(4) Refer to the response to question 3.
(5) The ACT Government has been involved in preliminary discussions with the National Housing Finance and Investment Commission (NHFIC) about potential opportunities for the use of loan funds for infrastructure improvements that could result in benefits for community housing (including affordable rental accommodation).
The ACT Government is also undertaking analysis about opportunities to grow the community housing sector and expand the provision of affordable rental options. This analysis includes investigating delivery models such as ‘Rent to Buy’ and shared equity schemes.
Separate discussions have also occurred between the registrars administering the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH) and the NHFIC regarding assurance that the NRSCH can provide about providers that seek funding from the NHFIC. Consequently, there has been communication from the NHFIC concerning specific applications and the compliance standing of the applicants, which is public information.
(6) No.
(7) No. The ACT Government is committed to growing and renewing its public housing portfolio through the Growing and Renewing Public Housing program.
Domestic and family violence––data
(Question No 2980)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, upon notice, on 3 April 2020:
(1) Does the Coordinator General of the Family Safety Branch have access to data from the Courts including the number of applications for Family Violence Orders, the number of family violence matters that are scheduled, the number of interim orders and the number of after-hours orders made (by gender disaggregation, age of complainant, level of ability).
(2) Does the Coordinator General of the Family Safety Branch have access to domestic and family violence and sexual assault data from ACT Policing, including the number of incidents reported, number of matters proceeding to court, charges laid, number of matters not proceeding and reasons for not proceeding (by gender disaggregation, age of complainant, level of ability and including family violence homicide).
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