Australian Capital Territory
Housing Assistance Public Rental Housing Assistance Program (Special Needs Applicants and Dwellings) Determination 2012 (No 1)
Notifiable Instrument NI2012–358
made under the  
Housing Assistance Act 2007 s 20 (1) Approved housing assistance programs—determinations

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Housing Assistance Public Rental Housing Assistance Program (Special Needs Applicants and Dwellings) Determination 2012 
(No 1).

2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after notification.

3	Determination

In accordance with clause 19(6) of the Program I determine that, subject to the exercise of reasonable flexibility, the classes of special needs dwellings identified in Column 1 are to be allocated as rental housing assistance otherwise than in accordance with the general allocation provisions set out in the Program to the class of special needs applicants identified in Column 2 opposite and in relation to the relevant class of dwellings.

Column 1  
Class of dwellings
	Column 2  
Class of applicants	
Targeted Older Persons Housing provided to facilitate the transfer of existing older tenants occupying larger public housing dwellings to housing more appropriate for the needs and requirements of older people	Existing public housing tenants eligible for the Commonwealth age pension who have been selected for this transfer program; existing public housing tenants of Aboriginal and/or 
Torres Strait Islander descent selected for this transfer program.   	
		
Standard Older Persons Units	Eligible public housing applicants eligible for  the Commonwealth age pension; eligible applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who have attained the minimum age of 50 years.	
		
Aged Persons Flats	Eligible mature age applicants who have attained the minimum age of 45 years who would benefit from this type of accommodation.	
		
Modified dwellings	Eligible applicants or tenants with physical or intellectual disabilities	
		
Dwellings provided under the A Place to Call Home initiative of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness	Approved participants in this program	

Dated this 8th day of July 2012

Natalie Howson
Commissioner for Social Housing