Page 2449 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 22 June 1994

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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1310

Housing Trust - New Properties-

Mr CORNWELL: Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -

(1) Why were there no public sector building approvals in the March 1994 quarter (Source: ABM Catalogue 8731.0).

(2) What funding was provided in the 1993-94 Budget for new ACT Housing Trust properties and how many properties does this represent.

(3) How many (a) 2 bedroom houses; (b) 3 bedroom houses; (c) 4 bedroom houses; (d) APU (e) flats; and (f) townhouses did the Trust propose to construct with the allocation in (2).

(4) How many of the properties in (3) have been built or commenced to date.

Mr LAMONT: The answer to the Member's question is as follows -

(1) This was due mainly to delays in obtaining lease variation and planning approvals on the Trust's redevelopment sites.

(2) $27.54m which represented 131 commencements and 174

completions.

(3) (a) 23 commencements and 13 completions (includes townhouses).

(b) 24 commencements and 29 completions (includes townhouses).

(d) 20 commencements and 30 completions.

(e) 52 commencements and 93 completions.

(f) 37 commencements and 24 completions. These figures are also included in (a), (b) and (c). The definition of townhouses is that of a group of houses on a medium density block.

The equivalent figures for 5 bedroom houses, not included separately above, are 4 commencements and 1 completion.

(4) As at 3016J94, 120 commencements and 145 completions.

(a) 15 commencements and 9 completions (includes townhouses).

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