Housing & Community Services ACT is responsible for the provision of social housing in the ACT. There are three choices of social housing in the ACT which reflect the differing needs and preferences of tenants:
You can find guidelines for eligibility for ACT social housing using the link below.
Public housing provides long term rental accommodation for low and moderate income Canberran’s. The housing is owned and managed by Housing ACT. Tenants pay the lower amount of either 25% of their household’s assessable income or the market rent.
Houses used for community housing is mostly owned by the ACT Government. Property management is carried out by non-profit community housing organisations. These organisations provide different types of long-term rental homes for tenants such as:
Tenants pay the lower amount of either 25% of their household’s assessable income or the market rent. You can find more information about Community Housing using the link below.
There are five organisations that deliver community housing in the ACT, each provides accommodation targeted at the specific needs of their tenants:
The ACT Government also offers affordable housing for people on low to moderate incomes, including people whose income may be above the eligibility level for public housing. Rent is calculated as a proportion of income and is capped at 75% of the market rent for a property. Properties are either individual or shared accommodation in:
Find more information about affordable housing to meet your needs using the link below.
Affordable Housing information
Providers of affordable housing in the ACT include:
Use the link below to learn about the documents you need to apply for social housing and how to make an application in the ACT.
