Check your eligibility for a Bond Loan or Rental Grant

• Yes
• No

• Yes
• No

• Yes
• No

• Yes
• No
• Not Sure

• Residential property
• Any of the following connected to normal household utilities (e.g. gas, electricity, water)
  - Caravan
  - Mobile home
  - Live-aboard boat
  - Donga or manufactured home
• None of the above

• Australian Citizen
• Holder Permanent Resident Visa
• Holder of a Permanent Protection Visa (Class XA)
• Holder Residential Status (851) Visa
• Have a Bridging Visa and have applied for Permanent Protection Visa (class XA)
• Holder of a Temporary Protection Visa (TPV)
• Applied for Permanent Residency
• Have a Bridging Visa and are being processed for Resolution of Status Visa (subclass 851)
• Hold a current New Zealand Passport
• None of the above

• Yes
• No

• You have left a community based rent scheme in Queensland and are moving to new private rental accommodation?
  We will need to see evidence supplied by the community based rent scheme provider, and your Rental Grant application will need to be submitted within 14 days of leaving the community based rent scheme accommodation.
• You or a member of your household are experiencing domestic and family violence?
  We will need some information to understand your situation better. If possible, please provide written documentation for yourself or a household member, such as:

  • a current Protection Order/Interim Protection Order from the Magistrate’s Court
  • a current Family Court Injunction
  • a Domestic Violence Order
  • an affidavit from friends or family.

  If you do not have any of the written documentation available, you can complete an Authority to Disclose form to allow us to talk about your situation with other Government agencies or Government funded agencies, a housing provider, support services, your doctor or GP.
• You are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless?
  We will need some information to understand your situation better. If possible, please provide written documentation for yourself, such as:

  • a copy of a warrant of Possession
  • an affidavit from a housing or community worker, or an Elder of an Indigenous community verifying your situation
  • a current Peace and Good Behaviour Order
  • a current Family Court Injunction
  • verification from the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services that you or your family is at risk
  • if natural disaster or fire caused your situation, a statement from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, your insurance company, a building inspector, or Queensland Police to state that your house is not habitable.

  If you do not have any of the written documentation available, you can complete an Authority to Disclose form to allow us to talk about your situation with other Government agencies or Government funded agencies, a housing provider, support services, and your doctor or GP.

Within the last 3 months:

• You have stayed at least 28 days in an approved centre (e.g. women’s refuge, shelter, crisis accommodation)?
  We will need to see evidence supplied by the approved centre. Please note, your Rental Grant application will need to be submitted within 3 months of leaving the approved centre.
• You are a discharged prisoner from a correctional centre having served at least 28 days at the correctional centre?
  We will need some information to understand your situation better. Please provide written documentation, such as:

  • An Order for Discharge of Prisoner stating you have served at least 28 days in the centre
  • A Parole Order stating you have served at least 28 days in the centre
  • Any other documents from the correctional centre stating you have served at least 28 days in the centre

  Your application for a Rental Grant will need to be submitted within 3 months of leaving the correctional centre.
• You have been discharged from a hospital or other health facility including a mental facility or rehabilitation centre, and have been a resident for at least 28 days in the facility?
  We will need to see evidence from the facility to state you were a resident in the facility for at least 28 days. Please note, your application for a Rental Grant must be submitted within 3 months of leaving the facility.
• You have left a child protection service and are moving into private rental accommodation?
  We will need some information to understand your situation better. Please provide written documentation from the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services confirming:

  • Your transition to independent living if you are a young person who is leaving the care of the State and moving into private rental accommodation.
  • You have left a child protection service to move into private rental accommodation.

  Please note, your application will need to be submitted within 3 months of leaving the child protection service.
• None of the above