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Housing Act 2003
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### sec.8 Key concepts
A housing service is a social housing service or an ancillary housing service.
A social housing service is the provision of housing to an individual for residential use, other than crisis accommodation.
A community housing service is a social housing service that is not public housing.
Public housing is a social housing service provided directly by the State.
An ancillary housing service is any of the following—
giving financial or other assistance to enable an individual to—
buy or lease a residence or obtain housing in another way; or
modify or maintain a residence;
any of the following kinds of services—
tenant advisory services;
tenant advocacy services;
home maintenance services;
home modification services;
housing-related referral and information services;
provision of crisis accommodation;
a prescribed service.
s 8 sub 2013 No. 5 s 5
(sec.8-ssec.1) A housing service is a social housing service or an ancillary housing service.
(sec.8-ssec.2) A social housing service is the provision of housing to an individual for residential use, other than crisis accommodation.
(sec.8-ssec.3) A community housing service is a social housing service that is not public housing.
(sec.8-ssec.4) Public housing is a social housing service provided directly by the State.
(sec.8-ssec.5) An ancillary housing service is any of the following— giving financial or other assistance to enable an individual to— buy or lease a residence or obtain housing in another way; or modify or maintain a residence; any of the following kinds of services— tenant advisory services; tenant advocacy services; home maintenance services; home modification services; housing-related referral and information services; provision of crisis accommodation; a prescribed service.
- (a) giving financial or other assistance to enable an individual to— (i) buy or lease a residence or obtain housing in another way; or (ii) modify or maintain a residence;
- (i) buy or lease a residence or obtain housing in another way; or
- (ii) modify or maintain a residence;
- (b) any of the following kinds of services— (i) tenant advisory services; (ii) tenant advocacy services; (iii) home maintenance services; (iv) home modification services; (v) housing-related referral and information services; (vi) provision of crisis accommodation; (vii) a prescribed service.
- (i) tenant advisory services;
- (ii) tenant advocacy services;
- (iii) home maintenance services;
- (iv) home modification services;
- (v) housing-related referral and information services;
- (vi) provision of crisis accommodation;
- (vii) a prescribed service.
- (i) buy or lease a residence or obtain housing in another way; or
- (ii) modify or maintain a residence;
- (i) tenant advisory services;
- (ii) tenant advocacy services;
- (iii) home maintenance services;
- (iv) home modification services;
- (v) housing-related referral and information services;
- (vi) provision of crisis accommodation;
- (vii) a prescribed service.