Salvation Army Housing is the community housing arm of The Salvation Army, and provides homes for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, are on low incomes and those with specific support needs.
We run a range of tenancy programs which include long-term housing, transitional housing, crisis accommodation and rooming house properties. We also develop and build our own social and affordable housing, and work in partnerships with various developers and financiers around Australia to increase the overall stock of housing available for those in most need.
Also known as transitional housing, is a form of accommodation that his provided for a short to medium term (3-18 months), generally while the client is also receiving support from another service.
Sometimes known as 'public housing' or 'community housing', this type of housing is for households on low to very low incomes.
Generally, to be eligible, applicants must:
Rents are usually calculated based on the income of the household.
Generally, for households on low to moderate incomes that are be struggling financially in the private market, and may include key workers, seniors and households living with disability.
Rents are usually calculated as a discount to the market rent.