Housing Trust Rent

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:26): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Human Services about Housing Trust rents.

Leave granted.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Tim is a Housing Trust tenant living on a disability support pension in Naracoorte. He often goes without food and medicine just to get by. Tim is incredibly frustrated that he already abstains from family events, and sometimes medical appointments, as he can't justify the travel cost over buying food. An increase in Tim's Housing Trust rent will mean that he has to forego more necessities and social opportunities just to get by. My question to the minister is: can the minister explain to Tim how he is expected to pay for the government's rent increase on his property?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:27): I would need to double-check this, but I think that if Tim is living in Naracoorte, he is living in a property that is managed by community housing providers, not the South Australian Housing Trust.