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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION No.1195

Housing Trust - Rent Arrears

MR. CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -In relation to the claim (Hansard, 1 April 1993, Page 1034) that $4.28 million was outstanding in rent arrears for ACT Housing Trust existing tenants -

(1) How much of this amount has been repaid.

(2) What steps are being taken to recover the balance.

MR. CONNOLLY - The answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) Information on the amount repaid in the period 1 April 1993

to 24 February 1994 against each account outstanding is not

readily available. Production of the data would require a

review of every individual account in debt at that time and

tracking of all payments in the period. It would involve the

allocation of a considerable level of resources to provide the

information. The current account arrears value at

4 March 1994 is $2,021,467.

(2) Rent arrears agreements have been negotiated with

the majority of current clients. Legal action has been taken to

evict tenants where appropriate. Debts of previous tenants

have been referred to the Housing Trusts debt

collector, Laurens and Co (NSW) Pty Ltd.

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