- Cook Government has increased social housing eligibility limits for both single and dual-income households
- This increase to the income eligibility limits will ensure households whose primary source of income is from Commonwealth Statutory Benefit Payments are not disadvantaged due to planned indexation
The Cook Government has further increased the income eligibility limits for social housing tenants.
Social housing income eligibility limits per week have increased by $11 for single-income households and $16 for dual-income households.
This is the ninth increase in income eligibility limits since 2020.
The increase will ensure that households who are solely reliant on the Age, Disability Support, and Service Pensions and the Carer Payment continue to be eligible for social housing in Western Australia.
Different rates apply for people in the North West and remote areas and those living with disability.
The increase to income eligibility limits affects both public housing and community housing where public housing income eligibility limits are used.
As stated by Housing and Works Minister John Carey:
"Our government continues to make record investments in social housing and we want to ensure vulnerable members of the community continue to be eligible for the support public and community housing provides.
"This ninth increase to income eligibility limits since 2020 ensures members of the community who rely on Commonwealth income support remain eligible."
