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Housing

• Aboriginal housing service

  

  Assistance to Aboriginal people on low-incomes to access housing is available to those who:

  • are low-income earners based on income eligibility limits for a Centrelink Health Care Card
  • have financial assets less than $35,000.

  Aboriginality is confirmed within the guidelines of the Office of Aboriginal Affairs.

  For more information:

  Phone: 1800 725 292
  Email: ahst@dhhs.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.abouthousing.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• First home buyer duty

  

  Concessions of up to $4,000 on transfer duty are available to eligible first home buyers.

  Refund arrangements up to $2,400 are also available for duty on transfer of land on which a first home is subsequently built.

  House and land

  Up to $4,000 concession on duty is available to first home buyers eligible for the First Home Owner Grant and who:

  • purchase a home for $350,000 or less
  • purchase the property on or after 20 May 2004.

  Vacant land

  Up to a $2,400 refund on duty is available for purchases of vacant land upon which a first home is built, subject to the following conditions:

  • the owner is eligible for the First Home Owner Grant
  • the land is worth $175,000 or less
  • the property was bought on or after 20 May 2004
  • duty has been paid
  • occupancy certificate is obtained within two years of the date of the agreement to purchase the land
  • the application for a refund is made within three months of the occupancy certificate being issued.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 3722 or 1800 001 388
  Email: dutyhelp@treasury.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.sro.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Home share

  

  Assistance for Tasmanians with low incomes to purchase a newly constructed home or an existing Housing Tasmania property. Or to receive Shared Equity assistance capped at 25 per cent of the property price (up to a maximum of $50,000).

  To be eligible:

  • income must be at or below the threshold levels (vary with circumstances) available from Housing Tasmania
  • have assets less than $55,000 (current as at 16 April 2009).

  For more information:
  Phone: 1800 060 901
  Web: www.abouthousing.tas.gov.au
  

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Private Rental Support Scheme

  

  Assistance is available to eligible people who are having difficulty accessing or staying in the private rental market. Assistance is available to:

  • low-income earners based on income eligibility limits for a Centrelink Health Care Card
  • some single people whose income exceeds the Centrelink Health Care Card threshold by up to 20 per cent
  • some couples whose income exceeds the Centrelink Health Care Card threshold by up to 10 per cent.

  For more information:

  South: 6231 2182 (CA$H – Colony Assistance Service for Housing)
  North: 6334 6060 (Anglicare Private Rental Assistance)
  North West: 6424 8581 (Devonport) or 6431 8804 (Burnie)
  (Anglicare Private Rental Assistance)
  Email: cash@colony47.com.au (South)
  Web: www.abouthousing.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Public housing rent assistance

  

  Assistance is available to public housing tenants on a low income and who have less than $35,000 of financial assets.

  • based on income eligibility limits for a Centrelink Health Care Card. Tenants pay a contribution towards the market rent calculated on their income.

  For more information:
  Phone:
  6233 8431 (Clarence Service Hub)
  6233 8904 (Glenorchy Service Hub)
  6336 2370 (Launceston Service Hub)
  6434 6353 (Burnie Service Hub)
  Web: www.abouthousing.tas.gov.au
  

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Rates remission

  

  A reduction on local government rates and charges (capped at a maximum amount each year) is available to a person who on July 1 each year holds a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink Health Care Card
  • Repatriation Health War Widow or TPI Gold Card.

  The card holder must occupy the property as their principal place of residence and be legally responsible for the rates on that property.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 6641

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Streets Ahead Incentive Program

  

  The program provides assistance to Tasmanians on low incomes to buy a property from Housing Tasmania.

  To be eligible for some or all of the Streets Ahead incentives an applicant’s household:

  • income must be at, or below eligible threshold levels, which vary with circumstances
  • assets must be worth less than $55,000.

  For more information:
  Phone: 1800 060 901
  Web: www.abouthousing.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

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