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Local Accommodation Committee Funding

Purpose

Funding is provided to support the administration and management of the tenancy of employee housing in rural and remote locations.

Expenditure guidelines

Funding is held in trust by the State School on behalf of the department for use by the Local Accommodation Committee for approved purposes.

Use of the funding is approved for the following purposes:

mower and whipper snipper provision, repairs and replacement
mowing the lawns of vacant residences during vacations
reallocating departmental furniture within a centre
moving tenants within a centre where this move is at the request of the Local Accommodation Committee
provision of sets of master keys
small repairs to locks, doors and other small repairs to residences to facilitate resolution of tenancy issues
administrative resources support for the Local Accommodation Committees and the LAC Administrative Assistants where they are employed
cleaning and or small repairs of residences and yards prior to new tenancies or to minimise further damage:
- where tenants have failed to clean or repair damage on vacate, or
- where existing tenants have failed to clean or repair after annual inspections and notice to remedy breach processes have been followed, (all repairs other than minor repairs are to be referred to the Facilities Account Manager).

Schools are required to submit acquittals and a fund balance to Central Housing Services before further funding is appropriated.

Duration of program

Ongoing

Policy reference

Administrative instruction for the use of Local Accommodation Committee funding on OnePortal intranet

Eligibility

State Schools in rural and remote locations; where more than three departmental residences are provided in the location.

Form of assistance

Appropriation to school to be held in trust on behalf of the department for use by the Local Accommodation Committee for approved purposes.

Payment details

Payments are made to schools as required and in accordance with the funding purposes, after reconciliation of the expenses paid by the school.

Allocation of funds

Payment amounts are based on the approved funding purposes, notional budgets, actual expenses incurred, current fund balance and consideration of future requirements.

Data requirements

Data requirements for Local Accommodation Committee Funding
Data item	Data source	Due date
Detailed transaction listing	School	As required
Balance of funds	School	As required

Contact

Central Housing Services
Property Management Unit
Infrastructure Delivery and Operations Branch
Telephone: 1800 677 580
Facsimile: 1800 670 536
Email: housing.facilities@deta.qld.gov.au

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