Housing

Below is the list of concessions available in the housing category. To view each concession, click on its name. To expand or collapse the information for every concession use the button below:

Housing

Council rates concession

A 30% reduction on local government rates and charges (capped at a maximum amount each year) is available to a pensioner who on 1 July each year holds one of the following:

  • Services Australia or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Services Australia Health Care Card (but not a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card)
  • DVA Veteran Gold Card – printed TPI or War Widow) in accordance with the Local Government (Rates and Charges Remissions) Regulations 2014
  • resides at the property as their principal place of residence, and
  • is legally responsible to the council for the rates of the property.

For more information:

Contact your relevant local council.

Services Australia Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria; Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card; Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card; Department of Veterans' Affairs Veteran Cards Gold
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Family violence rapid rehousing

Rapid rehousing is designed to assist vulnerable people affected by family violence to access safe and affordable housing. It provides transitional accommodation (up to 12 months) at subsidised rent.

Assistance is available to eligible Tasmanians who are low to moderate income earners based on income eligibility limits for retaining a Services Australia Health Care Card.

For more information:

Housing Connect

Phone: 1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)

Web: www.homestasmania.com.au

Services Australia Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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Housing Connect

Housing Connect is where people can access housing assistance and support with one assessment for everything from emergency accommodation to a long-term home.

Housing Connect can help you with:

  • applying for social housing and other housing assistance
  • support and advice with your private rental, including bond and rent arrears
  • finding a bed for the night
  • support and advice on how to stay in your home
  • seeking assistance following family violence, and
  • information and advice on your housing options.

Apply for: 

  • private rental assistance
  • private rental incentives program
  • social housing (public, community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
  • rapid rehousing
  • supported accommodation and other forms of housing assistance.

For more information:

Phone: 1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)

Web: www.homestasmania.com.au

Services Australia Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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MyHome shared equity

Assistance is available to Tasmanians who want to buy or build their own home and who are on a low to moderate income under the new MyHome Shared Equity Program.

MyHome Shared Equity Program

MyHome is the Tasmanian Government’s shared equity program that helps Tasmanians get into their own home sooner. Under MyHome, the cost of buying your home is shared with Homes Tasmania.

Assistance is available to Tasmanians who meet the eligibility criteria for MyHome. This includes having enough income to meet the costs of purchasing and owning a home.

Available assistance includes:

  • up to a maximum of $200 000 or 40% (whichever is the lesser amount) of the purchase price for purchasers of new homes or house and land packages
  • up to a maximum of $150 000 or 30% (whichever is the lesser amount), of the purchase price for purchasers of existing homes.

If you are interested in buying an existing home (a home that has been lived in), there is a property price cap of $600 000 under MyHome.

MyHome is provided through Bank of us.

For more information:

Bank of us

Phone: 1300 306 716

Web: www.bankofus.com.au/my-home

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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Other Housing Assistance

Assistance is available to Tasmanians who are:

  • homeless or at risk of being homeless, or
  • living in unsafe housing or who cannot stay where they normally live.

This includes crisis and transitional accommodation and brokerage funds to purchase assistance in the private market for people with specific needs where needed.

For more information:

Housing Connect

Phone: 1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)

Web: www.homestasmania.com.au

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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Private rental assistance

Financial assistance in the form of rental arrears, bond, rent in advance or moving costs is available to eligible Tasmanians who are having difficulty accessing or staying in the private rental market.

Eligibility for assistance includes:

  • low to moderate income earners based on income eligibility limits for retaining a Services Australia Health Care Card.

For more information:

Housing Connect
Phone:
1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)
Web: www.homestasmania.com.au

Services Australia Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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Private Rental Incentives Program

Assistance is available to eligible Tasmanians to access private rental accommodation at an affordable rent.

The Private Rental Incentives Program encourages property owners to make their homes available for a two-year lease and receive an incentive payment and guaranteed rent capped below median rents.

Eligibility for assistance includes:

  • Tasmanians on low incomes with low or no support needs, or
  • low to moderate income earners based on income eligibility limits for retaining a Services Australia Health Care Card.

For more information:

Housing Connect  

Phone: 1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)

Web: www.homestasmania.com.au

Services Australia Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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Social Housing

Assistance is available to Tasmanians on low incomes to access housing. Social housing includes community housing, public housing and housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Around half of social housing is managed by community housing providers in Tasmania. Applicants are encouraged to apply for housing with all the social housing providers in the region they live.

Social housing properties are managed by Homes Tasmania and community housing providers.

Applications are made through Housing Connect.

Eligibility for assistance includes:

  • low-income earners based on income eligibility limits for a Services Australia Health Care Card; and
  • have financial assets less than $35,000.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants must satisfy the requirements of the Eligibility for Tasmanian Government Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs and Services Policy unless they have previously been deemed eligible to access a Tasmanian Government Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander program or service.

For more information:

Housing Connect

Phone: 1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)

Web: www.homestasmania.com.au

Services Australia Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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Supported Accommodation

Assistance is available to Tasmanians on low incomes who require supported accommodation and/or have specific needs including people who are homeless, people living with a disability, people affected by mental illness, and children and young people at risk.

This assistance includes adult supported accommodation facilities and youth2independence facilities, cluster homes and share houses.

For more information:

Housing Connect

Phone: 1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)

Web: www.homestasmania.com.au

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
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These icons will help you locate the concessions available to you:

Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card

Services Australia Health Care Card

Services Australia Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Seniors Card

Companion Card

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card

Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Cards - Orange

Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Cards - Gold

Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Cards - White

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