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Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
FACSIA Website

Centrelink
This Service provides useful information on the types of benefits that Indigenous people may be entitled to including assistance with housing issues.
Centrelink Website

The Centrelink website also provides useful information on ‘Proof of Identity - Verification for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’.To make it easier for Indigenous Australians without proof of identification documents to claim a Centrelink payment or service, they may be able to use the Proof of Identity - Verification for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (RA010) form. This form allows Centrelink to confirm that an Indigenous person is known within their community and can be used to assist them when claiming a payment or service.
Proof of ID Website

NSW Department of Housing
The NSW Department of Housing is one of the largest providers of public housing in the world, providing a range of housing solutions to meet the needs of today’s community.
DOH Website

NSW Aboriginal Housing Office
The NSW Aboriginal Housing Office was established in 1998, with four main priorities - to develop a viable Aboriginal housing sector, increase focus on asset management, increase access to safe, affordable and culturally appropriate housing and promote employment opportunities for Aboriginal people within the sector.
The Aboriginal Housing Office is a statutory authority governed by an Aboriginal board. The board's role is to, provide strategic direction, determine policy, ensure the AHO runs efficiently and effectively and advise the Minister for Housing.
Tenants and prospective tenants will find everything they need to know about housing in the AHO Housing Policies
AHO Website

Housing Appeals Committee
The Housing Appeals Committee (HAC) is an independent agency who can review decisions of social housing providers. Appeals can be made to the HAC about certain decisions of the NSW Department of Housing or community housing organisations providing long term housing.
The HAC reviews decisions to see if they are fair, reasonable and made within the policy of the housing provider. The HAC can recommend changes to the decision of housing providers.
There is no charge to clients for our service.
HAC Website

Australia Indigenous Health InfoNet
Health Infonet Website

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Commission was established in 1986 by an act of the Federal Parliament. Their goal is to foster greater understanding and protection of human rights in Australia and to address the human rights concerns of a broad range of individuals and groups. It is an independent statutory organisation and report to the federal Parliament through the Attorney-General.
HRECO Website

NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs
The Department works with Aboriginal people, government agencies, and the private and community sectors to promote the interests of Aboriginal people in NSW and reduce the inequity they continue to experience as a result of colonisation. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs is responsible for the Aboriginal Communities Development Program, a major housing and infrastructure program in Aboriginal communities which includes the Housing for Health program, which is an assessment and maintenance program to improve the conditions and safety of houses and make them healthier environments within which to live.
DAA Website

NSW Aboriginal Infonet
This site is produced by the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs to provide information on the services, community events and news stories relevant to Aboriginal people in NSW.
Infonet Website

Australian Institute of Family Studies
This was established by the Commonwealth Government in February 1980 to
promote the identification and understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in Australia.
AIFS Website