An assessment of your eligibility for the Affordable Housing program, including your household income, must be completed before we invite you to renew your lease.
To apply for a lease renewal, you must provide:
- Complete and signed Rent Subsidy Application for Affordable Housing
- Proof of income for all household members aged 18 years and over.
This income needs to be for:
- the previous 12 months for your eligibility assessment AND
- the previous 12 weeks for your rent assessment.
The type of income documents accepted depends on your source of income. The table below outlines the documents required.
Source of Income
| Proof of Income |
Centrelink | If you have not provided customer consent for Hume to access your Centrelink Income details online, you must provide a current Centrelink Income Statement. If you have provided customer consent for Hume to access your Centrelink income details online, you do not need to provide a Centrelink Income Statement. |
Veterans’ Affairs | A General Statement of Pension and a Statement of Income and Assets from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. |
Salary/Wages | Payslips or a letter or statement from the employer detailing gross wage, applicable tax, deductions, pay period, and payee details for salary or wages for previous 12 weeks. |
Self Employed | A completed Australian Tax Office Return or a certified profit and loss statement completed by a registered accountant. |
Superannuation | A letter from the Superannuation Fund confirming the amount received. |
Overseas pension | A letter or statement from an Overseas Government detailing the amount received. |
Savings / Investments | A letter from the investment institution providing details of interest or dividend received. |
Maintenance | An itemised Centrelink Income Statement. |
WorkCover | A letter or statement from WorkCover or Insurance Company detailing the amount received. |
Other Income | A letter from another organisation or income provider (not listed above) detailing the amount and type of income received. |