Housing Support Assistance Amendment - Notice of change 2020
06 July 2020.
The Minister for Social Development has signed and approved an instrument that amends the Housing Support Assistance Programme.
This instrument comes into force on 6 July 2020.
This amendment increases the maximum grant of rent arrears assistance from $2000 to $4000. It also removes the requirement that applicants are only eligible for rent arrears assistance if they are not eligible for other financial assistance for rent arrears which is payable to them under the Social Security Act 2018.
These amendments will be revoked on 1 January 2021.
The instrument also replaces references to the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 with references to the Public and Community Housing Management Act 1992.
