Page 4873 - Week 15 - Thursday, 8 December 1994

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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1463

Housing Trust Properties - Wilful Damage

MR CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -

(1) What was the cost of wilful damage in ACT Housing Trust properties in 1993-94.

(2) How much of this amount has been repaid by the tenants responsible.

MR LAMONT - The answer to the Members question is as follows -

(1) Wilful damage costs are included as part of tenant responsible maintenance charges. Wilful damage is not recorded as a separate cost item.

Tenant responsible maintenance in 1993-94 was $668,953.

(2) Over 50 per cent of tenant responsible maintenance relates to former tenants who have not left forwarding addresses. These charges are being referred to Laurens and Co a debt collection agency engaged by the Housing Trust to assist the Trust in recovery of all debts from former tenants. Debts relating to existing tenants are pursued by the Housing Trust. The Housing Trust recently established a Sundry Debts taskforce to assist in and co-ordinate both of these processes.

Recovery of tenant responsible maintenance charges are recorded in the year they are received and not necessarily the year they are incurred.

Recoveries in 1993-94 were $16,001.

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