Launched today, the AHO’s new Eligibility for Services Policy advises Aboriginal Community Housing Providers (ACHPs), the Homes Housing Services, Community Housing Providers (CHPs), AHO staff and the public about eligibility for accessing AHO services.
A financial grant that rewards eligible long-term AHO tenants with a higher rate of co-contribution towards their house deposit.
Status: open
Grant amount: up to $20,000
This grant is open to Aboriginal people who are in the process of buying a home. Applications open to social housing tenants.
A financial grant that can match people's savings towards their deposit, up to $10,000. Deposit savings may be made up of money in the bank, cash, and other sources including inheritance.
Status: open
Grant amount: up to $10,000
This grant is open to Aboriginal people who are in the process of buying a home. Applications open to social housing tenants.
To help with some of the expenses associated with buying a property, like legal and administrative costs.
Status: open
Grant amount: up to $2,500
This grant is open to Aboriginal people who are in the process of buying a home. Applications open to social housing tenants.
To be eligible for the Home Buy Booster Grant grant you must be an Aboriginal person who:
A grant awarded to one Aboriginal organisation to co-design a new service to support their community's housing needs. The program will teach government important lessons about co-designing Aboriginal services for Aboriginal families. The new service must address housing issues, plus one additional social matter that the organisation nominates.
Status: closed (as of Wednesday 31 July 2024)
Grant amount: up to $250K in the first year, then an additional $150K each year for the next two years
The AHO was a major sponsor of the Clarence Valley Close the Gap day held (which ended up being held in Grafton) earlier this week. The event focused on Aboriginal school students and young people, with community encouraged to bring a non-Aboriginal friend to increase awareness of Closing the Gap.
