Eligibility

  • Households registering for TAS must meet eligibility requirements. Initial eligibility assessment includes providing evidence of where the household was living at the time of the event and the placard data for the property or other documentation evidencing that the property is uninhabitable.
  • Eligibility reviews will take place within the first 90 days of their initial placement into TAS supplied accommodation, and every 90 days after.
  • Households are required to undertake fortnightly check-ins with a matching and placement coordinator to discuss the progress on their movement back into their home or onto longer term accommodation. This includes exit plans, repair progress or alternative accommodation efforts.
  • Households are subject to ad hoc assessments to assess their eligibility at any time.

Eligibility evidence

  • Homeowners must provide evidence their home remains uninhabitable due to event-related damage but that there is progress on repairs, or that they are awaiting council categorisation or buyout decisions.
  • Acceptable evidence includes: insurance claims, building contracts, progress report, and, council records.
  • Evidence must be authentic valid, recent and complete and typically no more than 3-months-old at time of submission. However, this may vary depending on individual circumstances.

Accommodation placement

  • TAS arranges temporary accommodation for households displaced from their home by an emergency event.
  • Households are required to make a weekly part payment towards the cost of their temporary accommodation.
  • TAS cannot financially contribute to the cost of accommodation that households have found themselves.

Contact TAS to check eligibility

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