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Shelter WA to provide services to support Affordable Housing Strategy
Monday, 21 July 2014
Not-for-profit body Shelter WA has been appointed to provide a strong single voice on the critical issue of affordable housing and represent the housing needs of low-to-moderate income earners.
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Government to assess public housing rents more equitably
Monday, 14 July 2014
The Department of Housing has recently changed the way it will assess household income to ensure a more even method of rent calculation for all public-housing tenants.
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Housing honours Indigenous Servicemen and women during NAIDOC 2014
Tuesday, 08 July 2014
In 2014, NAIDOC Week honours all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who fought in defence of country. The Housing Opening Ceremony began with a flag-raising ceremony and a Welcome to Country performed by Dr Richard Walley.
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Department wins at the IPAA(WA) Awards
Tuesday, 01 July 2014
The Department of Housing wins two awards at the 2014 Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) WA’s Achievement Awards.
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WA continues to lead the nation on remote housing delivery
Friday, 13 June 2014
Western Australia continues to lead the country on goals set under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH) program, exceeding targets for the fifth consecutive year.

Buying your own home
We offer a range of options to help you own your own home Read More

Keystart Home Loans offers a range of home loan products that include low deposit and shared equity home loans.
View the range of affordable properties and land developments available for sale.
Find out more about Shared Home Ownership, the Department's new shared ownership scheme.

Rental Assistance Options
The Department offers a broad range of rental assistance options Read More

Try the Department's Income Eligibility Estimator to give you an idea of the housing products available to assist you.
Public Housing provides rental accommodation for more than 35,000 households across WA.
Bond Assistance Loan provides bond assistance and two weeks' rent in advance as an interest-free loan.

Homeless Advisory Service
Provide information to primary and secondary homeless people Read More

The Homeless Advisory Service provides information to primary and secondary homeless people which will assist them to seek their own accommodation.

This service seeks to assist homeless people to link with crisis accommodation services.
1800 065 892 (free call)
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Am I Eligible?
You must meet certain conditions to qualify for Department of Housing products Read More

The Department's Income Eligibility Estimator provides a guide of products available to assist you.

Products covered by the estimator include public housing, bond loan assistance, national rental affordability scheme, community housing and various home loan products.