13Affordable housing—the Act, s 1.4(1)

#### 13 Affordable housing—the Act, s 1.4(1) 13 Affordable housing—the Act, s 1.4(1) > > (1) In this Policy, a household is taken to be a very low income household, low income household or moderate income household if— > > > > > (a) the household— > > > > > > > (i) has a gross income within the following ranges of percentages of the median household income for Greater Sydney or the Rest of NSW— > > > > > > > > > (A) very low income household—less than 50%, > > > > > > > > > (B) low income household—50–less than 80%, > > > > > > > > > (C) moderate income household—80–120%, and > > > > > > > (ii) pays no more than 30% of the gross income in rent, or > > > > > (b) the household— > > > > > > > (i) is eligible to occupy rental accommodation under the National Rental Affordability Scheme, and > > > > > > > (ii) pays no more rent than the rent that would be charged if the household were to occupy rental accommodation under the Scheme. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > Greater Sydney means the area that the Australian Bureau of Statistics determines from time to time to be the Greater Sydney—Greater Capital City Statistical Area. > > > > National Rental Affordability Scheme has the same meaning as in the [National Rental Affordability Scheme Act 2008](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > > > Rest of NSW means the area that the Australian Bureau of Statistics determines from time to time to be the Rest of NSW—Greater Capital City Statistical Area.