Housing Regulation 2026
sec.14Eligibility assessment and allocations policy—social housing service
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sec.14 Eligibility assessment and allocations policy—social housing service
This section applies to a funded provider that receives funding to provide a social housing service. The funded provider must implement— if assessing a person’s eligibility to receive or continue to receive the service—the Social Housing Eligibility Criteria; and if allocating the service—the Social Housing Allocations Policy. In this section— Social Housing Allocations Policy means the chapter of that name in the Social Housing Policy published on the department’s website. Social Housing Eligibility Criteria means the chapter of that name in the Social Housing Policy published on the department’s website. (sec.14-ssec.1) This section applies to a funded provider that receives funding to provide a social housing service. (sec.14-ssec.2) The funded provider must implement— if assessing a person’s eligibility to receive or continue to receive the service—the Social Housing Eligibility Criteria; and if allocating the service—the Social Housing Allocations Policy. (sec.14-ssec.3) In this section— Social Housing Allocations Policy means the chapter of that name in the Social Housing Policy published on the department’s website. Social Housing Eligibility Criteria means the chapter of that name in the Social Housing Policy published on the department’s website.
- (a) if assessing a person’s eligibility to receive or continue to receive the service—the Social Housing Eligibility Criteria; and
- (b) if allocating the service—the Social Housing Allocations Policy.