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title: "Rent Choice private rental subsidy, New South Wales · unclaimd"
description: "Help paying private rent for up to 3 years if you are homeless or might lose your home. Part of your rent paid for up to 3 years. Check the conditions and apply on nsw.gov.au."
url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-rent-choice/"
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# Rent Choice private rental subsidy

Help paying private rent for up to 3 years if you are homeless or might lose your home.

- Support available: Part of your rent paid for up to 3 years
- Type of support: Help with costs

[Visit official site](https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/homes-nsw/social-housing-resources/factsheets-for-tenants/rent-choice-factsheet-for-clients)

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## What you need to check

Rent Choice pays part of your rent for up to 3 years. In the first year you pay 25% of your weekly income plus all of your Commonwealth Rent Assistance. Your share then goes up slowly. You must be homeless or at risk of it. You must also be an Australian citizen or permanent resident living in NSW, be under the income limits and be able to keep up a private rental. Types include Start Safely, for people leaving domestic or family violence, and Youth, for people aged 16 to 24. Others are for veterans, for social housing tenants moving to a private rental (Transition), and for people after a money setback (Assist, only in some areas).

This is a short summary. Other rules may apply, like income or where you live. Check the full rules with the agency that runs it.

## About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

Our automatic check only sees whether the page is there or has changed. It is not a check of the rules.

## How to apply

Call the Housing Response Centre on 1800 422 322, or visit a Homes NSW office.

[Visit official site](https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/homes-nsw/social-housing-resources/factsheets-for-tenants/rent-choice-factsheet-for-clients)

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