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Planning your future
Your leaving care (my future) plan, financial support, getting a job, housing information and family
If you plan to live somewhere, but need to help with rent
DCJ Housing may be able to help you find a place to live, and help pay the rent. If you’re aged between 16-25, want to live independently, and work or study, a DCJ Housing Officer can talk to you about what is available in certain areas. They might also refer you to other services that can help you find and apply for accommodation, or even set up your home with furniture.
If you are new to renting or have had rental challenges in the past, you can ask about a service called Rentstart Bond Loan and a Tenancy Guarantee. Both can help you to get a rental property.
The best way to find out about all of this is to follow these steps:
- Call the Housing Contact Centre on 1800 422 322.
- Explain your current living and employment situation.
- Ask about Rentstart, Bond Loans, a Tenancy Guarantee and Rent Choice Youth Private Rental Assistance. These are DCJ financial support products that can help pay your rental bond, rental debts or part of your rent.
The DCJ Housing Officer will put you in touch with a Rent Choice Youth Project Officer who can explain things in more detail, and help figure out what you need. If you do get help with your rental payments, working or studying is something you will need to do as part of receiving any of the Rent Choice services.
You can also apply for a Commonwealth Rental Assistance package through Centrelink. Find out more info about this here.
