Chapter 4 – Different ways of paying for where you live
Housing Options Online Learning Package – Different ways of paying for where you live
This is chapter 4 of our free self-paced online learning package about housing options for people with disability.
In this chapter you can learn about different types of rental housing and how you pay for them.
We talk about social housing, which includes public housing and community housing. We also talk about affordable rental homes and the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS). Then we look at private rental accommodation.
You can get help from us
If you want help while you work through this workshop call us on 1300 61 64 63.
You can call from 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays) Sydney/Melbourne time.
Chapter 4 videos
Summary
If you want to find out what chapter 4 is about, watch this summary video (1.5 mins).
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
Full chapter video
This is the full chapter 4 video (3.5 mins).
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
Chapter 4 tasks
Watch personal stories
Belinda talks about her experience as a person with disability living in rental properties (4 mins).
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
Now go to Chapter 5 – Specialist Disability Accommodation
Chapter index
- Housing Options Online Learning Package – Introduction
- Chapter 1 – What a home should be
- Chapter 2 – Housing and support under the NDIS
- Chapter 3 – Different places you could live
- Chapter 4 – Different ways of paying for where you live
- Chapter 5 – Specialist Disability Accommodation
- Chapter 6 – Types of Specialist Disability Accommodation
- Chapter 7 – SDA Eligibility
- Chapter 8 – Home Ownership
- Chapter 9 – Supported Independent Living (SIL)
- Chapter 10 – Individualised Living Options (ILO)
- Chapter 11 – NDIS Housing Goal writing
- Chapter 12 – How we can help

Browse Resources

Housing Seeker Profile
Creating a Housing Seeker Profile is a simple process which involves telling us what you are looking for and what is important to you.

Provider Marketing Guide
We have created a guide to help you market your property for prospective tenants.

Living More Independently
The Housing Hub has teamed up with Mable to create a three-part series about living more independently.