These include:
- community and disability housing
- defence housing
- young people living with or without their parents
- retirement villages
- board and lodging
- travelling, site and mooring fees.
Types that aren’t eligible
If you get an eligible payment from us but pay rent to live in or lease a house a state or territory housing authority own or manage, you’re not eligible for Rent Assistance. State or territory housing authorities include:
- ACT - Community Services Directorate, known as Housing ACT
- NSW - Department of Communities and Justice, known as Homes NSW
- NT - Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities
- QLD - Department of Housing and Public Works
- SA - South Australia Housing Trust
- Tas - Homes Tasmania
- Vic - Department of Families, Fairness and Housing - Homes Victoria, including properties that they own or lease but are being managed by Transitional Housing Management (THM)
- WA - Department of Communities, known as Housing Authority.
You may still be eligible for Rent Assistance if both of the following apply:
- the house transfers from a state or territory housing authority to a community housing provider
- the state housing authority still collects rent on behalf of the community housing provider.
If you’re not sure who you pay rent to, contact your housing provider and let us know so we can update your details.