Types of Housing We Offer
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Community Housing
What is Community Housing?
Community housing provides secure, affordable, long-term rental accommodation for individuals and families living on low to moderate incomes.
In order to secure community housing, upon successful application you will be placed on a waiting list that is accessible by all social housing providers.
Are you eligible for Community Housing?
- Be an Australian citizen or hold permanent residency in Australia
- Be a resident of NSW
- Be able to sustain a tenancy, with or without support
- Be able to make repayments of any former debts to a social housing provider
- Not own any assets or property that could reasonably be expected to resolve your housing needs
- Have a household income within the income eligibility limits
- In general, be at least 18 years of age
How to apply
When will I get a property?
If your application is approved, you will be placed on a waiting list that is accessible by all social housing providers.
The time you wait will depend on:
- The area you need to live in
- The number of properties in the area and how often these become vacant
- The type of property you need
- The number of bedrooms you need
- When a suitable property becomes available, we will contact you to make an offer.
How do I accept an offer?
You will have two days from receiving the offer to inspect the property, decide if it suits your needs and accept the property.
If you do not respond within two days, we will assume you are not interested and the property will be offered to another applicant.
You will be given up to two reasonable offers of suitable housing. If you do not accept these reasonable offers, your name may be removed from the waiting list.
- The area you need to live in
- The number of properties in the area and how often these become vacant
- The type of property you need
- The number of bedrooms you need
- When a suitable property becomes available, we will contact you to make an offer.
Affordable Housing
What is Affordable Rental Housing?
Affordable rental housing is designed to meet the needs of people on low to moderate incomes, where the rent charged is 80% of the market rent for the property.
Affordable housing is not the same as social / community housing, and if you are not eligible for social housing you may still be eligible for affordable housing. It has higher income limits so it allows you to earn more money while still paying rent that is lower than the current market rent.
Housing Plus offers affordable housing in Orange, Bathurst, Mudgee, Lithgow and Dubbo.
Are you eligible for Affordable Housing?
- Be an Australian citizen or hold permanent residency in Australia
- Be a resident of NSW
- Be able to sustain a tenancy, with or without support
- Be able to make repayments of any former debts to a social housing provider
- Not own any assets or property that could reasonably be expected to resolve your housing needs
- Have a household income within the income eligibility limits
- In general, be at least 18 years of age
How to apply
Specialist Disability Accommodation
What is Specialist Disability Accommodation?
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is housing that enables people with very high needs to live comfortably and receive their daily supports. Funding for Specialist Disability Accommodation is provided for eligible NDIS participants.
Housing Plus has developed an innovative design for long-term supported accommodation based around the concept of individual villa-style units, clustered around a shared living space, with 24-hour on-site support. Each villa has interior living spaces configured to be easily adapted to the changing individual needs of residents, enabling each tenant to exercise choice and control over his/her lifestyle and daily supports.
We currently provide Supported Disability Accommodation in Orange and Dubbo.
