Community Housing Program

Who is the Community Housing Program for:
• Single people (Rooming Houses)
• Families (Family Units)

What is provided:
• Rooming houses
» Four rooming houses comprising 70 rooms
» One for men in Ascot Vale, one for women in Kensington, one for women in Footscray and one mixed in Sunshine
• Family units
» Seven long term housing units in Newport

What is the purpose:
• To provide affordable, quality housing to people in the West

Who is eligible:
• For rooming houses
» Single adults
» Able to live in a communal situation
» Able to live independently
» People on low income
» Want to live in the suburb
» Age criteria applies to some rooms

• For family units
» Families
» Should be on the Office of Housing waiting list
» Capable of independent living
» Links to the West

What it involves:
• Rooming houses
» Rent is set at 25% of income
» Communal recreation spaces. Some share
bathrooms/toilets
» Service fee to cover utilities, cleaning, amenities &
gardening
» All rooms fully furnished

• Family units
» Rent is based on market rent
» Fully self contained

How to get into the program:
• Rooming houses

» When there is a vacancy you will be referred to the
single adults program worker
» A referral form to determine eligibility will be completed
» If you are eligible an assessment in person with the
support worker/s will be done
» Applications are ranked in priority according to need
and appropriateness to the vacancy

• Family Units
» Vacancies are rare

For more information about rooming house accommodation:

Contact Carmelo on 8327 2222
carmelo@wombat.org.au

For more information about family unit accommodation:

Contact Steve on 8327 2222
steve@wombat.org.au