❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks details on bad debts written off by departments and agencies within the Housing and Works; Land Information portfolio since February 2001, including amounts and debtor identification for debts exceeding $10,000. The answer provides figures for the State Housing Commission, Land Information, and State Supply Commission, but withholds individual client debt details for the Housing Commission.
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(1) What was the amount of bad debts written off for each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolio since 19 February 2001?
(2) Were any of these debts above $10,000 and if so, what is the name of the person or company who owed the debt?
(2) Were any of these debts above $10,000 and if so, what is the name of the person or company who owed the debt?
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Answered
4 December 2003
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Housing and Works; Land Information
Response time
79 days
(2) There were 71 cases where debt over $10,000 was written off. The shortfalls are for individual clients and relate to home loan forfeited properties (73%) and for vacated rental properties (27%). The Department has a policy of not disclosing individual client debt details. So that the information can be considered in context, over the period 16 December 1996 to the 16 February 2001, the State Housing Commission wrote off $13.039 M of debt. The majority of this debt related to rental tenants and internal home loan forfeited properties. Rental debt written off represented approximately 1.7% of total rental debt raised over the period. Internal home loan debt written off was approximately 0.2% of the total home loan portfolio over the same period. LAND INFORMATION (1) $45,381.65 (2) No So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is : (1) $93,381.17 (2) Yes, M & V Douglas STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
So that the information can be considered in context, over the period 16 December 1996 to the 16 February 2001, the State Housing Commission wrote off $13.039 M of debt. The majority of this debt related to rental tenants and internal home loan forfeited properties. Rental debt written off represented approximately 1.7% of total rental debt raised over the period. Internal home loan debt written off was approximately 0.2% of the total home loan portfolio over the same period. LAND INFORMATION (1) $45,381.65 (2) No So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is : (1) $93,381.17 (2) Yes, M & V Douglas STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
LAND INFORMATION (1) $45,381.65 (2) No So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is : (1) $93,381.17 (2) Yes, M & V Douglas STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is : (1) $93,381.17 (2) Yes, M & V Douglas STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
(1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
(1) Nil (2) Not applicable
So that the information can be considered in context, over the period 16 December 1996 to the 16 February 2001, the State Housing Commission wrote off $13.039 M of debt. The majority of this debt related to rental tenants and internal home loan forfeited properties. Rental debt written off represented approximately 1.7% of total rental debt raised over the period. Internal home loan debt written off was approximately 0.2% of the total home loan portfolio over the same period. LAND INFORMATION (1) $45,381.65 (2) No So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is : (1) $93,381.17 (2) Yes, M & V Douglas STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
LAND INFORMATION (1) $45,381.65 (2) No So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is : (1) $93,381.17 (2) Yes, M & V Douglas STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is : (1) $93,381.17 (2) Yes, M & V Douglas STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
STATE SUPPLY COMMISSION (1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
(1) Nil (2) Not applicable So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
So that the information can be considered in context, the relevant information from 16.12.96 to 16.2.01 is: (1) Nil (2) Not applicable
(1) Nil (2) Not applicable
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