Eligibility and housing needs assessments

Multiple household groups

When determining eligibility there may be situations where the applying household comprises more than one household group - eg couple with a child and an elderly parent who is financially independent. In this situation, the couple and their child are considered to be one group and the elderly parent another.

All household groups included on the registration of interest form must meet the eligibility criteria in their own right to be registered for any type of community housing. In the above example, the couple and their child must meet the eligibility criteria for that household type, and the elderly parent must meet the eligibility criteria as a single person.

If one of the household groups listed on a registration of interest form does not meet the eligibility criteria, the household can't be registered for community housing unless:

the ineligible party is removed from the registration
the needs test is met by someone listed on the registration.

Other members of your household

If someone in the household other than the registrant is assessed as being in need the household will only remain eligible for a higher category provided they are able to demonstrate one of the following:

they are related to the other household member
the other household member has been living with them for at least 12 months before the registration was lodged
the other household member has been requested or directed to live with them - eg bail conditions.

If the other household member in need doesn't normally reside with the registrant or they leave the household, they can lodge a registration of interest in their own name provided they can demonstrate their ability to live independently.