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)