Registration

Any rental housing agency that satisfies criteria under Schedule 7 of the Act may register as either a housing association or housing provider. To satisfy the registration criteria, agencies are assessed against gazetted Performance Standards, and must demonstrate skills, expertise and resources to manage a viable social housing business.

Housing associations are expected to grow social housing by leveraging government funding and their existing property portfolio. The government's commitment to the Strategy for growth for low income Victorians in the 2007-08 budget allocated $300 million over four years to accelerate affordable housing supply.

In addition to managing Director of Housing properties, housing providers may also manage and/or own other properties.