DOCUMENT HISTORY

Issue Date Reason File Ref No Author Date loaded on Internet
1 January 2002 NEW document   Kathy Bell
Rental PolicyOfficer
February 2002
1 February 2002 Bond Assistance S13.5,27,28 & 29
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
February 2002
1 February 202 Level of assistance< >s14.1
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
February 2002
2 April 2003 Bond Assistance S13.1,13.2, 13.3
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
June 2003
2 July 2003 Subletting aroom S27
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
July 2003
2 July 2003 Conditions of Assistance s16.3
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
July 2003
2 July 2004 Assets S11 and 112
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
July 2004
2 July 2003July 2004 Previous Homeswest Tenant S5
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
July 2004
2 March 2004 Applicants for Community Housing Accommodation Options Funded by the Department S7
Kathy Bell
Policy Officer
July 2004
2 October 2005 Increased Bond Loan Amounts
Michelle Draper A/Policy Officer Nov 2005
2 July 2006 Align income eligibility to Rental Policy Manual, where appropriate> 2006/16997
Michelle Higgins, Policy Officer Aug 2006
2 April 2007 Update format, Remove requirement for valid offer of public housing prior to approving a BAL and Remove restriction on tenants applying for BAL for 3 months after vacating public housing 2006/39438 Michelle Higgins, Policy OfficerAnne McCrudden, Manager BondAssistance April 2007
4 February 2009 Housing transition from Department of Housing
to The Department of Housing.
Change to documents
2006/39438 John Warner, Coordinator Bonds February 2009
5 March 2009 Change of minimum repayment amounts of $15 per fortnight to $25 per fortnight 2007/016221 Anne McCrudden, Manager Bonds and Homelessness Strategies June 2009

For further information contact:

Name:
Anne McCrudden
Title:
Manager Bonds and Homelessness Strategies
Address: Department of Housing
Public Housing Directorate
99 Plain Street
East Perth WA 6004
Telephone: (08) 9440 2364
Facsimile: (08) 9222 8103
Email:
Anne.McCrudden@housing.wa.gov.au

TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. BOND ASSISTANCE LOAN POLICY (PRIVATE RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE)
  2. LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE
  3. ELIGIBILITY RELATING TO THE INCOME OF APPLICANTS
  4. ELIGIBILITY RELATING TO THE PROOF OF IDENTITY (POI) OF AN APPLICANT
  5. ELIGIBILITY RELATING TO CITIZENSHIP AND RESIDENCY STATUS
  6. PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND DUTY OF CARE POLICY
  7. DISCRETIONARY DECISION MAKING POLICY