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The Housing Toolkit

The Housing Toolkit is for both people with disability who require a high level of support and their families, to support decision-making regarding housing and support options within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Summer...

Your Housing NSW Repairs Diary

Housing NSW tenants can use this to keep a record of the progress made in fixing a repairs problem. It includes space to record conversations with Housing NSW representatives, information about evidence and relevant contact numbers. Resource: Redfern...

Supports the NDIS will fund in relation to housing and independent living.

This fact sheet provides information on what supports the NDIS will fund in relation to housing and how to determine whether a support is funded by the NDIS or the housing system. Download: Supports the NDIS will fund in relation to housing and...

Endeavour Foundation: NDIS Fact Sheet - Housing

that includes applicable NDIS support items and reference numbers to enable you to understand how to specifically request housing options in your plan. Endeavour Foundation have prepared a downloadable fact sheet that includes applicable Resource:...

Terence's Story as Housing NSW Tenant

The Redfern Legal Centre helped Terence convince Housing NSW to repair the roof and stop mould in his unit. Resource: Terence's Story as Housing NSW Tenant - Yoututbe

Housing

The results below include specialised disability and mainstream related services and supports related to Housing and Accommodation, including help to find an appropriate place to live, and supports for homelessness and supported living. To narrow your...

Housing

Recovering utility services after a disaster

are experiencing financial hardship, youshould contact IPTAAS to discuss payment options. See IPTAAS for more information Housing Bushfire Housing Assistance Service NSW For NSW residents temporarily or permanently displaced due to the NSW bushfires,...

Rental Assistance

1300 111 278 And the Department of Social Service has an online directory of service providers. Homeless or Crisis Housing Your state or territory housing department can help provide emergency temporary accommodation or help with rental bond. New South...

Older people and new migrants more at risk of homelessness

and recent migrants 15% in the last census (2016). The guests on this podcast are Debbie Georgopoulos, CEO of the Women's Housing Company, which provides housing for single women in NSW. She says most of them are aged over 55, and John Blewonski, the...

Mary's Story

disability. This is *Mary’s story. *Name changed for confidentiality. Mary’s husband self-referred her to advocacy due to a housing issue. Mary has health and disability issues. Their real estate agent told Mary and her family that they would have to...

Alternatives if you don't want to age in a retirement village or nursing home.

A program discussing choices to the mainstream ones of either staying in your own home or relocating to a retirement village or nursing home. The alternatives looked at are The Homeshare model and going in with friends to buy a home together. This...

Short Stay Low Cost Accommodation Guide - ACT and Surrounds

This guide provides information on where to find short stay low cost accommodation in the ACT and Surrounds. Please note that prices might have changed from date of publication. This guide is proudly brought to you by Volunteering and Contact ACT....

Scott and Daniel Harry's story

Scott and Daniel Harry are living their lives as they want, they are taking full advantage of the national disability insurance scheme. They arrange all their own support and lead a free and very social life, the way they want to be. Resource: Scott...

Moving Out of Home Fact Sheet

Moving out of home can be overwhelming. There are many reasons why people move out of home, sometimes it’s a choice and other times it’s not. There are questions you need to ask yourself before moving out of home to ensure you’re safe. It’s also worth...

Disability Discrimination Commissioner speaks at IDEAS AGM

it to work, it has to be in a true human rights framework. One of Alastair’s and the DDA’s priorities has been accessible housing – a mandated minimum standard for all new housing. Now, new housing will be accessible by the NDIA by 2020. When it comes...

Ageing Strategy 2016 -2020 Year One Progress Report

been completed. The NSW Ageing Strategy 2016–2020 set out five priority areas: health and wellbeing, working and retiring, housing choices, getting around, and inclusive communities. These priorities emerged from consultation with older people in NSW,...

NSW Ageing Strategy 80+ Research Report April 2018

key areas to ensure they are able maintain a good quality of life. More specifically, the areas to be measured included: • Housing; • Health; • Transport; • Employment and retirement; • Volunteering; and • Liveable communities. In early 2017, FACS...

NSW Ageing Strategy 60 – 79 Research Report Jan 2018

key areas to ensure they are able maintain a good quality of life. More specifically, the areas to be measured included: • Housing; • Health; • Transport; • Employment and retirement; • Volunteering; and • Liveable communities. In 2017, FACS...

NSW Ageing Strategy Implementation Plan 2016 -2020

for an ageing population. This plan focuses on the five priority areas of Health and Wellbeing, Working and Retirement, Housing Choices, Getting Around (Transport) and Inclusive Communities. 17 pages Resource: NSW Government - Family and Community...