Services
Our services
Housing Choices Australia is committed to providing high quality, accessible and affordable housing for people who struggle to find a suitable home in Australia’s challenging private rental market. We are one of Australia’s largest developers of new social and affordable housing and provide ongoing professional tenancy management and asset management services for more than 7,450 properties and 12,352 residents to ensure everyone has a home which is well maintained, sustainable and suitable for a broad range of needs, now and into the future.
HEF Funding
HEF Funding (VIC Only)
Funding available from Housing Establishment Funds (HEF) Housing Choices assists with HEF (Housing Establishment Funds) provided by the Department of Family, Fairness and Housing and is jointly funded by the Victorian and Federal governments under the National Affordable Housing Agreement.
Who is eligible?
Clients in receipt of the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and the carers payment (carers allowance is not eligible) that have not received assistance with us in the last 12 months.
What is the funding for?
The four categories we fund are:
- rent in arrears
- rent in advance
- removalists and storage
- emergency accommodation and SRS
How much is the funding?
Housing Choices assists a maximum of $700 for each client as a one-off payment once every 12 months
How to apply
To apply please contact Housing Choices on 1300 312 447 and ask for a HEF officer or email hef@hcau.org.au and one of our advisors will be able to assist.
There are specific requirements to each funding category, if you are seeking funding for any of these categories and are on the DSP or carers payment, please contact us for further information or click the link below to access our eligibility criteria.