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What happens if I find accommodation? contact us through the National Relay Service. To Affordable Housing

For more information, visit: www.relayservice.gov.au

Once you have found accommodation you must
have the landlord complete the Tenancy Details
Form and return it to the Housing Authority. Housing Authority Offices
We will confirm all the details on the form with Head Office Victoria Park Meekatharra

Bond Assistance
99 Plain Street 269 Albany Highway 14 Main Street
the landlord before approving your loan. Once East Perth 6004 Victoria Park 6100 Meekathara 6642
approved, you will be required to sign the loan Tel: (08) 9222 4666 Tel: (08) 9350 3700 Tel: (08) 9956 5000

agreement and set up a payment arrangement.

Toll free: 1800 093 325
METROPOLITAN
GREAT SOUTHERN PILBARA Loan Scheme
Albany Karratha
By signing the loan agreement you agree to the OFFICES The Quarter HQ
131 Aberdeen Street
loan conditions, so it is important you read and Armadale Albany 6330 Level 2, 20 Sharpe Ave
Shop 2A, Armadale Karratha 6714
understand these documents. Shopping Centre
Tel: (08) 9845 7144
Tel: (08) 9159 1700
Cnr Commerce Ave Katanning
The bond and rent in advance payments will be South Hedland
& Third Road 6 Daping Street
Cnr Brand & Tonkin Sts
sent directly to the landlord. Armadale 6112 Katanning 6317
South Hedland 6722
Tel: (08) 9391 1600 Tel: (08) 9891 1800 Tel: (08) 9160 2800
Bentley SOUTH WEST
What happens if I dont find Please see Victoria Park
WEST KIMBERLEY
Bunbury
accommodation? Cannington 22 Forrest Avenue
Broome
Frederick Street
17 Manning Road Bunbury 6230 Broome 6725
If you have not found accommodation within the 28 Cannington 6107 Tel: (08) 9792 2111 Tel: (08) 9158 3600
day period, you can renew the conditional approval. Tel: (08) 9350 3244
Busselton Derby
You will need to provide updated proof of income. City Office Suite 1A, 9 Harris Road West Kimberley House
605 Wellington Street Busselton 6280 16-22 Loch Street
Perth 6000 Tel: (08) 9781 1300 Derby 6728
What if I sign a Fixed Term Tel: (08) 9476 2444
Manjimup Tel: (08) 9158 4000
Fremantle
Tenancy Agreement? 42 Queen Street
Unit 10, EAST KIMBERLEY
30-32 Rose Street Halls Creek
When you sign a fixed term Tenancy Agreement Fremantle 6160
Manjimup 6258 Lots 72 & 73
Tel: (08) 9432 5300
with a private landlord or agent, you are Tel: (08) 9771 7800 Great Northern Hwy
Joondalup Halls Creek 6770
responsible for the financial consequences if you Unit 4, 7 Wise Street GOLDFIELDS
Tel: (08) 9168 9300
Joondalup 6027 Esperance
break that Agreement for any reason, including Tel: (08) 9404 3300 Kununurra
92 Dempster Street
if you accept an offer of a Housing Authority Kwinana Esperance 6450
16 Coolibah Drive
Kununurra 6743
property. If you are on the public housing wait list, 2 Stidworthy Way Tel: (08) 9072 3000
Tel: (08) 9166 5100
Kwinana 6167 Kalgoorlie
contact your local Housing Authority office prior to Tel: (08) 9411 9500 WHEATBELT
Unit 1-2,
signing the Agreement to discuss your options. Mandurah 84-96 Brookman Street Merredin
1/17 Sholl Street Kalgoorlie 6430 27 Mitchell Street
Mandurah 6210 Tel: (08) 9093 5200 Merredin 6415
Tel: (08) 9583 6100 Tel: (08) 9081 3800
MID WEST
Midland Narrogin
21 Old Great Northern Carnarvon Government Building
Highway 30 Robinson Street 11-13 Park Street
Midland 6056 Carnarvon 6701 Narrogin 6312
Tel: (08) 9250 9191 Tel: (08) 9941 6500 Tel: (08) 9881 9400
Mirrabooka Geraldton Northam
8 Sudbury Road 201 Marine Terrace 5 Elizabeth Place
Mirrabooka 6061 Geraldton 6530 Northam 6401
Tel: (08) 9345 9655 Tel: (08) 9923 4444 Tel: (08) 9690 1900

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What is bond assistance?
The Housing Authority offers an interest-free loan to
help people obtain accommodation in the private
rental market. This loan may cover all or part of the
bond required by the landlord and up to two weeks
rent in advance.
Limits apply to the amount you can borrow. If you
plan to share accommodation, the loan amount will
be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Alternatively, you may have already paid the bond
and rent in advance to the landlord. In that case, the
Housing Authority can refund this to you (up to the
prescribed limit) but you must apply for a refund
within eight weeks of making those payments and
provide proof of payment.
Do I qualify?
To be eligible for a Bond Assistance Loan you must
belong to the class of tenants protected under the
Residential Tenancies Act 1987 and be a signatory
to a prescribed Residential Tenancy Agreement for
the property to which the loan applies. You must be
16 years or older and an Australian or New Zealand
citizen or a permanent resident. You also need to
meet the Housing Authoritys income limits. Our
staff can tell you what these limits are or you can
view them on our website. You can have savings of
up to $2,500 for singles without dependents, $5,000
for singles with dependents and $5,000 for couples
with or without dependents and still be eligible.
You will need to show proof of income such as
recent payslips from your employer - twelve
consecutive weeks worth is required. Centrelink
clients can authorise us to obtain their income
details by completing an Income Confirmation
Scheme consent form or by supplying a Centrelink
Income Statement no more than 4 weeks old.
Wage/salary earners and self-employed will
also be asked to provide evidence of their cash
assets by presenting an up-to-date statement
from a bank or other financial institution and/or
evidence from a registered accountant.
You cannot receive bond assistance if: What is a conditional approval?
If you meet the eligibility criteria we will give you
your income source is not received in Western a letter confirming our conditional approval for a
Australia
Bond Assistance Loan. This means that you have
you own property or land (in certain crisis situations, been approved subject to final verification. The
the Housing Authority may grant an exemption) conditional approval is valid for 28 days.
you have outstanding debts to the Housing
Authority without an arrangement to repay in place
the rent exceeds 60% of the gross income of the
household
the bond was paid more than eight weeks ago
you are a boarder or a lodger.
How do I apply?
To apply for a Bond Assistance Loan, visit your local
Housing Authority office. You will not need to make
an appointment.
You will need to bring proof of identity for yourself
and your dependants such as a birth certificate or
passport plus a document confirming your name
and current address. Alternatively, you can provide
three items of identification such as your drivers
licence and electricity, phone or other household
accounts showing your name and current address.