I would say they enjoy having private landlords subsidise housing when they look at the below
Tenant debt soars to $41m
Tenant debt soars to $41m
The amount public housing tenants owe the State Government for repairs, rubbish removal, rent and water bills has blown out to more than $41 million.
The Opposition says the outstanding debt is a ?black hole?, because much of it will never be repaid.
Department of Housing figures tabled in Parliament this week show outstanding tenant debt had increased $29.4 million since June 2007, from $12.1 million to $41.5 million on April 30 this year. About $7.96 million included in this financial year?s figure has been deemed ?non-recoverable? and will be written off, but the write-off is yet to be signed off on.
The department had $31.62 million of outstanding tenant debt on its books at the end of last financial year.
Almost half the $41 million figure ? $19.88 million ? is money owed for damage. Debt from unpaid water bills stood at $5.25 million and rent at $5.87 million.