Including Boarders Contributions in the Calculations for Private and Social Housing

19 September 2025.

These papers relate to the Social Assistance (Housing) Legislation Amendment Bill, which amends the Public and Community Housing Management Act 1992, the Social Security Act 2018, the Social Security Regulations 2018 and the Public and Community Housing Management (Prescribed Elements of Calculation Mechanism) Regulations 2018.

Consequential amendments will also be made to the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018. The amendments are to ensure board payments received from all boarders are included in the calculation of housing subsidies administered by MSD.

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Coversheet (PDF 126.39KB)
Cabinet Minute CAB-24-MIN-0148.74: Housing Supports – Including Boarders’ Contributions in the Calculation of Subsidies for Private and Social Housing (PDF 1.18MB)
Report REP/24/9/865: Budget 2024 Cost-Savings Initiative: Treatment of Housing Contributions from Boarders (PDF 3.26MB)
Report REP/24/10/995: Further decisions on Budget initiative: Treatment of Housing Contributions from Boarders (PDF 7.9MB)
Supplementary Analysis Report: Treatment of Housing Contributions from Boarders (PDF 3.08MB)