{"id":3794,"date":"2025-07-17T02:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/?page_id=3794"},"modified":"2025-09-04T05:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:16:04","slug":"applying-for-housing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/applying-for-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying For Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3794\" class=\"elementor elementor-3794\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5c028 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c5c028\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24eda97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24eda97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility\/Application Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af9ff0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3af9ff0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d2546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46d2546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ff563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"50ff563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd60608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd60608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #005493;\"><strong>Before You Apply<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>There is an eligibility criteria you will need to provide evidence to successfully apply for accommodation through the Yerrabi Yurwang Aboriginal Housing Program. Please see information below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c5c81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76c5c81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e772a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e772a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b510a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b510a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e417954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e417954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Housing-Photo-cropped-961x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Housing-Photo-cropped-961x1024.jpg 961w, https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Housing-Photo-cropped-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Housing-Photo-cropped-768x819.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Housing-Photo-cropped-1441x1536.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Housing-Photo-cropped-1921x2048.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a1244 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17a1244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15b4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d15b4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec2e73 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"2ec2e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"49032819\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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successful tenancy, without support or with appropriate support in place, and<\/li><li>if applicable, make repayments of any former debts to a social housing provider, and<\/li><li>be at least 18 years of age<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A community member may be ineligible for housing assistance (including social housing, temporary accommodation and private rental assistance) if:<\/p><ul><li>he or she has a history of having committed registrable offences, and<\/li><li>it is likely that the presence of that client in social housing will<\/li><li>cause antisocial behaviour, or<\/li><li>present an unacceptable risk of harm to the client, to other social housing occupants or to neighbours.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-490328192\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-490328192\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ab36801 e-con-full e-flex 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provided by one of the following organisations.<\/p><p><strong>Yerrabi Yerwang preferred evidence of confirmation of Aboriginality is: <\/strong><\/p><ol><li>a letter and\/or membership from a Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC), or<\/li><li>a letter from a Registered Aboriginal Organisation (RAO),<\/li><li>a letter from a Registered Stolen Generation Organisation (SGO),<\/li><\/ol><p><br \/>Note: Aboriginal Organisations must be registered under the Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) or Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) to successfully support these requests.<\/p><p><strong>Yerrabi Yurwang Board of Directors defines an Aboriginal person as a person who: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia, and<\/li><li>identifies as an Aboriginal person, and<\/li><li>is accepted by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal person.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligibility\/Application Process Before You Apply There is an eligibility criteria you will need to provide evidence to successfully apply for accommodation through the Yerrabi Yurwang Aboriginal Housing Program. Please see information below. Eligibility Confirmation of Aboriginality To be eligible for housing, community must: confirm their Aboriginality establish their identity be an ACT resident, and have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3794","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3794"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4435,"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3794\/revisions\/4435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yerrabi.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}