Rental Stress Support Package

About the funding round

The Victorian Government undertook a funding round to deliver the Rental Stress Support Package, announced in the Housing Statement.

Funding will help address the high demand for rental assistance that organisations who work to prevent homelessness and help renters stay in their homes are seeing, while the Government works to boost social, affordable and market housing supply across the state.

Not-for-profit community service organisations with significant experience in delivering renting services such as information and advice, advocacy and legal assistance were invited to submit expressions of interest to deliver integrated and innovative responses to help renters.

The process involved:

• an expression of interest (EOI) process, where the Government invited eligible respondents to put forward proposals for initial assessment; and
• a formal grant application process, where the Government invited respondents with shortlisted proposals to formally apply for a grant.

For more information on funding round requirements and conditions, see the following documents:

• Expressions of Interest (Word, 379KB)
• Conditions of Participation (Word, 366KB)
• Response and Certification form (Word, 120KB). 

How much funding is available?

The Government has allocated a total of $7.8 million to agencies over 3 years from 2023-24 until 2025-26.

Who was eligible?

The EOI was open to incorporated not-for-profit community service organisations with significant experience in delivering renting services such as information and advice, advocacy and legal assistance.

Successful applicants

See the successful applicants in the table below: