Fact sheet
July 2014
Rentstart Move
Public housing tenants who are:
• Ineligible for a further public
housing lease and are required to
vacate their property; or
• Want to leave public housing
voluntarily
Can apply for financial help through
Rentstart Move.
Under Rentstart Move, Housing NSW
may be able to assist you with a loan
of up to 75 percent of your rental
bond, which is repayable to Housing
NSW. Any payments you make will
be returned to you at the end of the
tenancy if there is no claim by the
landlord or real estate agent.
For more information about how
Bond Loans work, refer to the
Rentstart Bond Loan fact sheet
available at www.housingpathways.
nsw.gov.au.
How do I know if I am
eligible for Rentstart
Move?
You are eligible for Rentstart Move
if you are leaving public housing
voluntarily or because of changes to
your income or assets and:
• your rent and all other Housing
NSW accounts have a nil balance
or are in credit
• you do not own or part own
a property
• you have less than $5,000 in
cash assets
• your private accommodation rent
is no more than 50 percent of your
household’s total gross weekly
income. For example, if your
household’s total gross weekly
income is $500, to be eligible for
Rentstart Move assistance, the
weekly rent must be $250 or less.
When should I apply for
Rentstart Move?
You can apply for Rentstart Move
as soon as you have found private
rental accommodation, even while
you are still living in public housing.
If you have already moved into the
new property you are not eligible for
Rentstart Move.
Are all your questions
answered?
If all your questions have not been
answered in this fact sheet you can:
• contact your local Housing
NSW office
• phone 1300 HOUSING
(1300 468 746)
• visit the Housing NSW website at
www.housing.nsw.gov.au
• visit the Housing Pathways website
at www.housingpathways.nsw.gov.
au
Finding the right private
accommodation
Finding the right place to rent when
you leave public housing can seem
difficult at first. Housing NSW has a
number of fact sheets with advice on
finding rental properties. These are
available from the Housing Pathways
It is illegal for an officer of Housing NSW to ask for money or favours or other benefits of any
kind in exchange for helping you with your housing needs.
It is also illegal for you or anyone else to offer money or favours or other benefits of any
kind to an officer of Housing NSW in exchange for helping you. If you have any information
regarding this, please contact Business Assurance on 1300 HOUSING (1300 468 746).
Housing NSW may refuse the provision of further housing services to anyone who has
engaged or sought to engage in corrupt or illegal conduct.
www.housing.nsw.gov.au
web site at www.housingpathways.
nsw.gov.au or from your local
Housing NSW or participating
community housing provider office.
Phone 1300 HOUSING
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