NSW Housing Register
The NSW Housing Register is a single list of approved applicants waiting for social housing. It lists applicants by their preferred location, priority category, and the date they were approved.
Once you're approved for social housing, you'll be listed on the NSW Housing Register. Homes NSW and community housing organisations will use this list to offer you a home when a suitable property becomes available.
Receiving an offer for a property
When a property becomes available, the NSW Housing Register is used to select the next applicant who’s needs match the property. After reviewing eligibility, you may receive a housing offer.
You’ll typically get two offers over time, but only one at a time from any provider. Once an offer is made, you'll need to view the property and inform the provider within a reasonable time if you accept it.
NSW Housing Register wait times
The time an applicant has to wait on the NSW Housing Register depends on:
- the number of vacancies
- the supply of social housing in the area, including the number of social housing providers
- the number of people waiting for the same type of social housing in the same area who have been waiting longer
- willingness to accept offers of both public and community housing
- the number of people who have demonstrated a high need to be housed
- the number of applicants leaving the NSW Housing Register.
See also waiting times for social housing.
Changing your allocation zone
If you are an approved applicant, you can change your allocation zone by filling out the change of circumstances form.
Your position on the waiting list for the new allocation zone will depend on when you originally applied for social housing. How your housing needs compare to other applicants in the newly chosen allocation zone is also considered.