2021-12-13 GC Agenda - Item 8 -Attachment 1 - Housing Needs Assessment

homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness) and Sunshine Coast Cornerstone Program (offering
centre based support to people who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness).


11.4          Private Rental Assistance
The National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) commenced in 2008 and provided subsidised
rental accommodation of 20% less than market value for low to medium income households.
Cooroy has 3 properties ceasing by 2024 calendar year, Noosaville has 13 properties ceasing by
2024, Tewantin has 2 properties ceasing by 2024.
Centrelink payment recipients who pay rent may be eligible for rent assistance on top of their other
payments. It is only available to recipients of specified pensions or allowances and the amount
depends on the rent they pay. Residents won’t receive rent assistance if they are in public housing.
The Queensland Government can assist eligible people with a Bond Loan which is an interest-free
and fee-free loan up to the value of four weeks rent to cover the rental bond when they move into
private rental accommodation. Bond Loan Plus is similar but can cover up to six weeks rent (being
the bond and first fortnight rents).
A Rental Grant is a one-off grant of 2 weeks rent for people in a housing crisis. It helps pay for the
cost of moving into private rental accommodation.
The RentConnect service helps Queenslanders find and apply for a place to rent. It specifically
helps people who may be struggling to access the private rental market due to non-financial barriers,
such as limited rental history or limited understanding or experience with the rental market.
The Queensland Housing Profiles prepared by the Queensland government Statistician’s Office
presents the figures within Table 39 for private market assistance in the 2019-2020 year.
Table 39 Private market assistance by category of assistance, year ending 30 June 2020


           SA2                     NRAS               RentConnect            Bond loans        Rental grants

 Noosa Hinterland                              3                      0                   22               11

 Tewantin                                      2                      0                   15               13

 Noosaville                                   13                      0                   20               19

 Noosa Heads                                   0                      0                    2                   9

 Sunshine Beach                                0                      0                    4               17

 Peregian Beach          –                     0                      0                    4                   7
 Marcus Beach

Source: Department of Housing and Public Works, from their Housing Profile




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