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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NUMBER 1167

Housing Trust - Rent Levels

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services - in relation to the Bega Flats

(1) How has the level of rent been determined.

(2) In this process, have socio-economic factors been taken into account; if so, (a)

which ones and (b) how have they affected the determination.

(3) To what extent has the location ( ie inner city ) affected the setting of the rent level.

(4) What is the unrebated rent on a two bedroom Bega Flat.

(5) How many tenants actually pay that full unrebated rent.

(6) What is the average rent paid by other tenants.

(7) What is the private market rent on a two bedroom unit in the inner city area

and how does the condition of such a unit compare to a Bega Flat.

MR CONNOLLY- The answers to the Members questions are as follows:

(1) Rent levels are determined as per the formula applying to Housing Trust

houses - Q on N 1166 refers.

(2) No.

(3) A suburb loading applies to this rent level.

(4) $291.00 per fortnight.

(5) This information is not readily available; tenancy records are not aggregated

and reported by flat complex. Production of the data as it would require a

search of all tenancy records to extract the necessary data. Resources are not

available for this task.

(6) See (5) above.

(7) The private market rent for a two bedroom unit in Canberra is $310 per

fortnight (December 1993 Market Facts - REI Australia). The condition and

amenity of private inner city units varies widely. Foe example, a major

difference in standard is internal laundry facilities which are generally

found in private units while communal laundries are found in Bega Flats.

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