Priority Housing aims to meet the urgent housing needs of applicants who require long-term housing assistance. Priority housing is not crisis or emergency accommodation. If an applicant is eligible for public housing and has nowhere to live, Housing NSW will help them to find short-term emergency or refuge accommodation for up to 4 weeks while they seek alternative accommodation for themselves.
If an applicant is not eligible for public housing and is experiencing a short-term housing crisis, the Department can assist with Emergency Temporary Accommodation for up to 3 months in limited circumstances.
To be approved for Priority Housing, applicants must be:
- Eligible for public housing, and
- In urgent need of housing, and
- Unable to resolve that need themselves in the private rental market.
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