Types of rent

There are two types of rent you can pay, either 'market rent' or rebated rent.

Market rent

Market rent is worked out using the value of the home you rent and is written in your tenancy agreement.  Every year, it gets reviewed and as a result of this review your market rent may change. If it changes, we will write a letter to let you know what your new market rent will be.

Rebated rent

All public housing tenants can apply to pay a reduced amount of rent based on their household income. This reduced rent is known as rebated rent and equals 25 per cent of your total household income.

Your total household income will include the combined income of all household members. If 25 per cent of your household income is more than the market rent, you will pay market rent.

If you are not eligible or if you do not apply for rebated rent, you will be charged the market rent of your property.

If you are currently paying rebated rent and your income changes you must let your local housing office know as this may affect the amount of rent you need to pay.

Applying for rebated rent

You can apply for rebated rent by completing an Application for rebated rent form. There's also a handy guide to help you fill out this form.

Guide to Completing the Application for Rebated Rent (Word Size 140KB, Pages 10)

Complete the  Rebated Rent Application from (Word Size 324KB, Pages 14).  This form is also available in PDF format: Rebated Rent Application from (PDF Size 415KB Pages 12)