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General housing

You can apply for public housing if you can't afford a suitable home to rent and you meet the eligibility conditions.

Eligibility

Usually, to be considered for public housing you must:

  • not exceed the current general public housing income and asset limits
  • not own or part own a house, unit or flat
  • live in Victoria
  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • repay any money that you still owe from a previous public housing tenancy or bond loan

Application process

To apply for public housing you need to complete the Adobe PDF Icon General Application for Public Housing form (PDF Size 192KB, Pages 12). You can also contact your local housing office if you need help with your application.

If your application is approved, the amount of time you will need to wait for a home will depend on a number of things, such as:

  • the date you applied
  • the number of applicants that will be considered ahead of you because of their special needs
  • the number of properties available in your chosen area
  • the rate that these properties become vacant

Find out more about waiting times.

Updating your details

If you are applying or have applied for public housing you may need to complete some of the forms below as part of your application process. These forms should be used if you need to provide the Office of Housing with relevant information or authorisation to obtain information, or if you need to make changes to your Public Housing application.

Change of application details
The Change of dpplication details form to make changes to the details in a public housing application, eg. household members, contact details and preferences.

Microsoft Word Icon Change of application details (Word Size 83KB, Pages 2)

Form of authority to release information to an external agency
Complete the form of authority to release information to an external agency to enable officers of the Office of Housing to release your information (or some of it) to an external agency.

Microsoft Word Icon Form of authority to release information to an external agency (Word Size 36KB, Pages 1)

Emergency contact
Complete the emergency contact form to advise the Office of Housing of your next of kin or legal representative, if there is an emergency.

Microsoft Word Icon Emergency contact (Word Size 48KB, Page 1)

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