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Community swimming pool makes a splash
Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Remote Aboriginal communities are now benefitting ‘aquatically’ thanks to Housing working in partnership with the Royal Life Saving Society to develop a service agreement for the delivery of community services centred around remote swimming pools.
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Transition to one-stop-shop will benefit the homeless
Friday, 13 February 2015
Homeless people are set to benefit from a change that comes into effect on 11 February. This is when services provided by Department’s Homeless Advisory Service transition to Centrecare.
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Major Shane Edmonds receives Army Reserve Award
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
At a reception held at Fraser's Restaurant Kings Park on 19 November 2014, the Defence Reserves Support Council of WA hosted the annual Employer & Reserve Excellence Awards.
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Summer hot weather precautions
Friday, 30 January 2015
Summer is in full swing and temperatures across the state have already started to sizzle. The Department advises tenants, family members and neighbours to take extra care, drink lots of water, and if unwell seek medical help when the hot spells strike.
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Pathway to recovery
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Former public housing tenant, Tim Rogan began his long road to recovery almost four years ago. Today, he has given up drugs, works full-time as a mason, and is very pleased to no longer call the Department landlord.

Buying your own home
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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
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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.