Rental Stress Support Package

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About the funding round

The Victorian Government undertook a funding round to deliver the Rental Stress Support Package, announced in the Housing Statement.

Funding will help address the high demand for rental assistance that organisations who work to prevent homelessness and help renters stay in their homes are seeing, while the Government works to boost social, affordable and market housing supply across the state.

Not-for-profit community service organisations with significant experience in delivering renting services such as information and advice, advocacy and legal assistance were invited to submit expressions of interest to deliver integrated and innovative responses to help renters.

The process involved:

  • an expression of interest (EOI) process, where we invited eligible respondents to put forward proposals for initial assessment; and
  • a formal grant application process, where we invited respondents with shortlisted proposals to formally apply for a grant.

For more information on funding round requirements and conditions, see the following documents:

How much funding is available?

$7.8 million has been allocated to agencies over 3 years from 2023-24 until 2025-26.

Who was eligible?

The EOI was open to incorporated not-for-profit community service organisations with significant experience in delivering renting services such as information and advice, advocacy and legal assistance.

Successful applicants

See the successful applicants in the table below:

Grant recipient

Value approved (excl. GST)

Description of funded program

Anglicare Victoria
$2,000,000
5.70 FTE
Financial counselling and legal advice
2023-24 – 2025-26
Child and Family Services Ballarat
$372,982
1.0 FTE
Information, advice, and advocacy
2023-24 – 2025-26
Housing for the Aged Action Group
$667,505
1.60 FTE
Information, advice, and advocacy
2023-24 – 2025-26
Justice Connect
$750,000
1.40 FTE
Information, advice, advocacy, and legal assistance
2023-24 – 2025-26
Launch Housing
$1,021,704
4.15 FTE
Advocacy services
2023-24 – 2025-26
Mallee Family Care
$170,027
0.40 FTE
Community education, information, advice, and advocacy
2023-24 – 2025-26
Quantum Support Services
$343,205
1.0 FTE
Advocacy services
2024-25 – 2025-26
South East Community Links
$661,560
2.50 FTE
Information, advice and financial counselling
2023-24 – 2025-26

Tenants Victoria

(Project in partnership with ARC Justice, Barwon Community Legal Service, Peninsula Community Legal Centre and WEstjustice)

$1,800,000
11.0 FTE
Financial counselling, legal assistance, and advocacy
2023-24 – 2024-25