Elise Archer,Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs
More than $4.2 million in financial assistance has been provided to residential tenants and landlords through the Tasmanian Government's COVID-19 financial support package.
Tasmania was the first State in the country to introduce legislative protections to support tenants affected by the pandemic, and we have provided one of the most generous financial support packages in the country for tenants and landlords.
The COVID-19 Rent Relief Fund, established in May 2020, was extended to five rounds and has provided $2.67 million to support 1210 tenants, while the COVID-19 Landlord Support Fund, established in September 2020, was extended to four rounds and has provided $1.57 million to 995 landlords.
This is a great result and has been vital in helping tenants stay in their homes, while also reducing and often eliminating the rental arrears for those affected by COVID-19.
To provide tenants and landlords with support to transition back to pre-COVID-19 legislative arrangements, both of the support Funds were extended until 30 June 2021.
I thank Departmental staff for their hard work and dedication, and for providing extensive advice and support to tenants and landlords during the pandemic, and in administering the funds.
