Housing

Companion Card

Centrelink and Department of Veterans’ Affairs Health Care Card

Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Pensioner Concession Card

Seniors Card

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Housing

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  Aboriginal housing service

  

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

  Assistance to Aboriginal people on low-incomes to access housing is available to those who:

  • are low-income earners based on income eligibility limits for a Department of Human Services Health Care Card
  • have financial assets less than $35,000.

  Eligibility for this assistance is determined by the Office of Aboriginal Affairs under the Government's Policy on Eligibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific programs and services.

  For more information:

  Phone: 1800 725 292
  Email: housingtasmania2@dhhs.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/service_information/services_files/housing_tasmania

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  HomeShare

  

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

  Assistance for Tasmanians with low incomes to purchase a newly constructed home or an existing Housing Tasmania property or to receive Shared Equity assistance capped at 25 per cent of the property price (up to a maximum of $50,000).

  To be eligible:

  • your income must be at or below the threshold levels (vary with circumstances) available from Housing Tasmania
  • you must have no interest in any property, including land, and have assets less than $55,000.

  For more information:

  Phone: 1800 672 198 (Tassie Home Loans)
  Web: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/housing/homeshare

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  Private Rental Support Scheme

  

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

  Assistance is available to eligible people who are having difficulty accessing or staying in the private rental market. Assistance is available to:

  • low-income earners based on income eligibility for a DHS Health Care Card
  • some single people whose income exceeds the DHS Health Care card threshold by up to 20 per cent
  • some couples whose income exceeds the DHS Health Care Card threshold by up to 10 per cent.

  For more information:

  South: 6231 2182 (CA$H – Colony Assistance Service for Housing)
  North: 6334 6060 (Anglicare Private Rental Assistance)
  North West: 6424 8581 (Devonport) or 6431 8804 (Burnie) (Anglicare Private Rental Assistance)
  Email: cash@colony47.com.au (South)
  Web: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/housing/private_rental

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  Public housing rent assistance

  

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

  Assistance is available to public housing tenants on a low income and who have less than $35,000 of financial assets:

  • based on income eligibility limits for a Department of Human Services Health Care Card. Tenants pay a contribution towards the market rent calculated on their income.

  For more information:

  Phone:
  Southern Service Hub: 6233 8431
  Launceston Service Hub: 6336 2370
  Burnie Service Hub: 6434 6353 
  Web: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/housing

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  Council rates remission

  

  Pensioner Concession Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

  A 30 per cent reduction on local government rates and charges (capped at a maximum amount each year) is available to a person who on July 1 each year holds a:

  • DHS or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • DHS Health Care Card
  • Repatriation Health Card - For All Conditions (Gold Card) for War Widows/ers and TPI veterans.

  The card holder must occupy the property as their principal place of residence and be legally responsible for the rates on that property.

  For more information:

  All initial enquiries should be made to your relevant local council.

   

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  Streets Ahead Incentive Program

  

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

  The program provides assistance to Tasmanians on low incomes to buy a property from Housing Tasmania.

  To be eligible for some or all of the Streets Ahead incentives an applicant’s household:

  • income must be at, or below eligible threshold levels, which vary with circumstances
  • assets must be worth less than $55,000.

  For more information:

  Phone: 1800 060 901
  Web: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/housing/streets_ahead_incentive_program

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