Page 2397 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020
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encouraged to explore these options. In the last financial year, 44 tenants vacated their Housing ACT properties when they moved into their own home or purchased their Housing ACT property.
2. Income levels are assessed as part of the application process for Housing ACT. Once in a Housing ACT property, tenant income is assessed at least annually as part of the rental rebate process unless full market rent is paid and this is then assessed under the periodic Sustainable Income Reviews.
3. Housing ACT applicants are required to provide proof of their income as part of the application process. Tenants are required to provide evidence of household income for all residents aged 18 years or over, as part of the rental rebate process.
4. Tenants are required to provide evidence of their income through the provision of six months’ bank statements, their three most recent fortnightly pay summaries or by providing details of social security payments received through Centrelink.
5. Housing ACT accepts the income information provided by Centrelink and from employers where they are signed by an authorised representative. If there are any concerns raised about the details provided, additional information is able to be requested under the Housing Assistance Public Rental Housing Assistance Program 2013 (No 1).
6. As part of the rental rebate process, tenants are required to provide full details of all persons resident in the property. This information is routinely checked against other records held by Housing ACT or provided by Centrelink.
7. Housing ACT tenants are not permitted to sub-let rooms in their property.
8. Housing ACT uses annual Client Service Visits and routine inspections to check the condition of the property and to confirm particulars of the household composition. Information about potential unauthorised residents may also be received through the Housing ACT complaints and information unit. Each report is investigated.
9. The last periodic Sustainable Income Review was completed in 2018-19. This review specifically targets those tenants paying full market rent. All other households have their income assessed through the rental rebate process which reviews household income at least annually.
a. In 2018-19, household income was checked for all tenants in receipt of a rental rebate. At 30 June 2019, 9,780 tenancies were in receipt of a rental rebate.
b. In 2019-20, household income was checked for all tenants in receipt of a rental rebate. At 30 June 2020. 10,010 tenancies were in receipt of a rental rebate.
10. Under the rental rebate process tenants are provided a rental rebate application form to complete providing details of their household income. These forms are completed annually or when there is a change in household circumstances. Housing ACT processes these forms within one month.
11. As noted above, all tenants in receipt of a rental rebate have their household income reviewed at least annually. For those tenants paying full market rent, the last time their income was reviewed was during the 2018-19Sustainable Income Review. That review assessed the income of about 240 tenants.
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