Housing support
This project is delivered in a consortium with Mission Australia and is funded by the Department of Communities and Justice through the Going Home Staying Home Program. Please contact our Housing Project Worker on (02) 9621 6633 to find out more.
SydWest Multicultural Services’ Homelessness Project is designed to help people from non-English speaking backgrounds who are experiencing difficulties accessing private, government or community housing in the Blacktown LGA. We aim to reduce homelessness by empowering people so that they are able to maintain their tenancies and we provide assistance and advice for people experiencing difficulties. The program also addresses issues of mortgage stress.
In addition to our Housing Support program, we offer a special Rent Choice Youth Program for youth aged 16-24 years.
SydWest assists clients to maintain and sustain tenancies by running regular information sessions to better understand their rights and responsibilities as tenants well as the different housing services available,
SydWest also works with local real estate agents so they can better understand the challenges and barriers that refugee migrants face when seeking stable housing.
The Homelessness project links eligible clients with housing support networks and assist clients to find suitable, stable, secure accommodation and advocate on clients’ behalf
Our Homelessness Project Worker is available for one-on-one appointments to assist eligible clients with forms, applications, bond and other issues relating to sustainable housing.
Rent choice youth program
If you are a young person aged 16-24, are homeless or at risk of homelessness, you may be eligible to receive a Rent Choice Youth Subsidy from the Department of Family and Community Services’ (FACS).
Services
Rent Choice Youth helps young people to take out a lease in the private rental market and to achieve stability and independence over time.
Families and Community Services (FACS) pays some of your rent to make it more affordable and to help you sustain a tenancy.
Local support providers work with you to achieve your goals for work, education and financial independence.
Download the factsheet here for more information
Eligibility criteria
- Aged 16 to 24 years (i.e. have not reached your twenty-fifth birthday at the time of approval for the program)
- Homeless or at risk of being homeless
- Eligible for social housing
- An Australian Citizen or hold permanent residency in Australia
- Capable of maintaining a tenancy (with the required support)
- Able and willing to engage in education, training or employment during the period of the subsidy
- Able and willing to engage with your support provider
Contact us
For more information or to refer someone, please contact us through:
Phone: 02 9621 6633
Email: info@sydwestms.org.au