About us

The Office of Housing provides subsidised housing for eligible low-income Victorians who cannot access the private rental or home ownership markets.

We own and manage or provide funds to agencies for over 77,000 properties, including crisis, transitional, public and community housing.

We are also undertaking a program to increase the number of high quality and environmentally sustainable homes available to suit our client needs.

But Housing is about more than just bricks and mortar. It's about creating a Fairer Victoria one which gives all Victorians the opportunity to participate in school, work, sport, recreation and the community - activities that are fundamental to our daily lives.

Our role

Homelessness and family violence
As well as housing, we provide practical support to help prevent homelessness and to assist people to overcome issues that caused homelessness in the first place.

Affordable rental homes
We are building more high quality homes in places people want to live. We are redeveloping public housing and working in partnership with not-for-profits and other organisations to build more affordable rental homes for low-income Victorians.

Opportunities, support and integration
DHS Housing connects public housing communities with services, including skills training, support networks and employment programs to help people get back on their feet.

Find out more about these key areas of our role.

Our structure

The Office of Housing is one of eight division of the Victorian Department of Human Services and is made up of the following seven branches:

Business systems
Manages the development and delivery of specialised business system solutions to all Office of Housing business units and agents

Finance and business services
Provides a range of corporate support services for the Office of Housing, including budget, business services and direct client services through the home purchase and home renovation programs.

Housing sector development
Responsible for strengthening the non-government sector to deliver housing and homelessness support services designed to meet the needs of a broad range of disadvantaged client groups.

Nation building and jobs plan
Responsible for overseeing Victoria's allocation of the Australian Government's Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan for construction and maintenance of public and social housing.

Policy, strategy and communications
Responsible for strategic business planning and monitoring performance, development of policy, program research and evaluation, and providing communication advice and services to the division.

Property services and asset management
Responsible for the planning and delivery of new acquisitions, the upgrading and maintenance of public and community managed housing and properties throughout Victoria. In line with stock planning and Office of Housing needs, the branch also coordinates disposal and sales of un-wanted properties.

Public housing and community building
Responsible for supporting Regions to provide public housing client services and to implement the Neighbourhood Renewal Program. The Branch includes Public Housing Client Services, Neighbourhood Renewal, the Housing Call Centre and the Housing Appeals and Complaints Unit.

Our Minister

The Office of Housing supports and advises the media releases and the media release archive are available from the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Careers

Find out more about working at the Department of Human Services.