Fact SheetHousing Accommodation and Support OptionsWho should read this fact sheet?If you need help in finding housing assistance and/ or support, you should continue reading.

Need help finding a home?If you are on a low income and you need housing assistance and /or support in Tasmania, you need to access Housing Connect. Housing Connect is a one stop shop where you can receive a seamless, more integrated housing and mainstream support service.

Housing Connect provides services which aim to support you retaining your tenancy or improve your access to longer term stable housing. You will have an assessment with Housing Connect. From that assessment, you may be provided with information on a range of housing assistance options available to you to assist you in making the best decision about securing housing based on your need, for example: Assistance to rent housing that meets your need Assistance to purchase housing that meets your need Social housing, including Housing Tasmania and community housing Help with accommodation in a crisis situation or for a short term (e.g. a motel

until longer term accommodation can be found) Help with the cost of moving Help to maintain a tenancy.

What if I want housing assistance with Housing Tasmania?To access housing assistance with Housing Tasmania you will have your housing need assessed through Housing Connect. Individual social housing providers have eligibility criteria that you will need to meet. Housing Tasmania eligibility criteria requires you to: Be a Tasmanian Resident; Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident; Be 16 years or older; Be a low income earner eligible for a Commonwealth Health Care Card; Not have financial assets exceeding $35,000 per household; Not own a home of your own

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Housing Connect can be called on their 24 hour free call number: 1800 800 588.

You can also visit Housing Connect at the following locations:

Suburb Address

Hobart Level 3, 181 Collins Street

Rosny Suites 3 & 4, 13 Bayfield Street

Launceston 118 Elizabeth Street

Devonport 31 King Street

Burnie 6 Strahan Street

Queenstown West Coast Crisis Service, 11 Sticht Street

Smithton Wyndarra Centre, 43 Smith Street

Please call the Housing Connect free call number on1800 800 588

After hours via 1800 numberwww.dhhs.tas.gov.au/housingconnect

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