For all emergency accommodation and support, please call Housing Connect on 1800 800 588
As the peak body for housing and homelessness, we work to ensure that Tasmanians on low and moderate incomes have access to housing that is affordable, safe, secure and appropriate to their needs.
We advocate for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness and the services that support them.
People experience homelessness on any given night in Tasmania, with over 70 Specialist Homelessness Services operating to support those who need emergency accommodation.
Tenancies are managed by not-for-profit Community Housing Providers across the state, which is more than half of all social housing in Tasmania.
of all households in Tasmania are renters. Of these, approximately 5,000 are in public housing , 10,000 in community housing, and more than 57,000 are in private rentals.
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Shelter Tas has a range of resources related to housing and homelessness in Tasmania.