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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 23
Housing Trust - Rental Rebates
MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -
(1) What procedures exist to ensure ACT Housing Trust tenants in receipt of rental rebate remain entitled to that rebate.
(2) If procedures do exist, how frequently are they applied and how are they applied, ie a general check, random selection.
(3) If procedures do not exist, why not.
(4) In 1991-92 how much will rental rebate concessions cost the ACT.
MR CONNOLLY - The answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) Rental rebates are only granted for a specific period. At the
expiration of the period tenants must lodge a fresh written
application accompanied by up to date evidence of income. In
addition, tenants are required to advise the Housing Trust of any
changes to their income which take place during the approval
period.
(2) The length of the approval period and frequency of review depend on the source of income. Statutory incomes such as Age and \ Invalid Pension which are unlikely to change substantially are reviewed annually. Incomes derived from other sources are more liable to change and accordingly rental rebates are reviewed each six months.
(3) Procedures exist to check the level of rental rebate for which tenants are eligible.
(4) The estimated amount of assistance provided through rental rebates is $40,003,000.
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