Public Housing is fixed-term, affordable housing for people living in NSW on low incomes who are unable to afford to rent privately.
To be eligible for Public Housing you must:
- be a citizen of Australia or a permanent resident
- live in NSW
- be within the Department's income limits
- not own, or part own, residential property in Australia
- be able to successfully maintain a tenancy with, or without, support
- repay, or undertake a formal agreement to repay, any outstanding debts owed to the Department
- generally, be 18 years of age or older