Housing NSW will allocate a dwelling, provide financial assistance or recommend services that help clients to meet their housing needs.
Priority Housing aims to meet the urgent housing needs of clients who require long-term housing assistance.
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 while they seek alternative accommodation for themselves.
If an applicant is not eligible for public housing and is experiencing a short-term housing crisis, Housing NSW can assist with Emergency Temporary Accommodation in limited circumstances.
Applicants approved for Priority Housing are housed ahead of most other applicants on the waiting list. For this reason, Housing NSW must be satisfied that their housing need is more urgent than the needs of others waiting to be housed.
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.