Apply for social housing

If you want to apply for social housing, there are conditions you must meet.

You must have an independent source of income and one of the following:

• Australian citizenship
• permanent residency status
• special category visa that apply to New Zealanders
• temporary protection visa.

If you own or partly own a residential property

You can't apply for public housing if you own or partly own a house or unit in Australia.

Minimum age

You need to be aged 15 years or over to apply for social housing. However, a tenancy agreement can't be entered into by an individual under the age of 16.

Travelling

If you are on the social housing list, you must continue to live in the Northern Territory (NT).

If you have a debt

If you owe money to the department, your application will still be accepted.

If you have breached a previous tenancy agreement

You are not eligible to live in or apply for social housing for 2 years if:

• you have had your tenancy agreement terminated by the department or a community housing provider for a breach
• you voluntarily gave up your social housing due to a breach.