Three cabinet making and joinery teachers from Federation TAFE have teamed up using their skills to build wardrobes, desks and bedside units to refurbish more than 30 rooms at Uniting’s Reids Guest House in Ballarat.
Homelessness support services
If you're currently experiencing homelessness or are worried about losing your home, Uniting is here to help. We provide emergency accommodation, long-term secure housing options, and general support and advice about homelessness.
Homelessness support
Support when you need it most.
If you’re experiencing homelessness, we can connect you to people who can help.
Sometimes it just takes one life challenge – like a relationship breakdown, job loss or illness – to end up at risk of losing your home or homeless.
We will assist you to establish and maintain appropriate, secure and sustainable housing and work towards a brighter future.
Homelessness support services
We’re here if you’re looking for:
Information and advice about homelessness
Emergency accommodation
Long-term, secure housing
Our goal is to help you start the journey to safe and secure housing.
We can help you with:
- Advice about paying rent and bills - including information on rental arrears, rent in advance and bonds
- Tenancy support - connecting you to advice about your rights as a tenant to reduce the risk of being evicted
- Housing information - including referrals, support and advice
- Housing options - if you're sleeping rough, couch surfing or living in insecure or overcrowded housing
- Referrals to vacancies - including crisis, transitional and long-term housing provided by Uniting
- Community connections - linking you with services, education, employment and training opportunities in your local area.
We can support you with
If we can’t assist you in locations where you are looking for community housing, see a full list of community housing providers in Victoria.
You can also use AskIzzy to find suitable housing options in your area.
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Joint statement May 2023.
Community organisations join forces calling for immediate increase to income support payments to tackle youth homelessness.
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Funding cut means more homeless will face winter on the streets.
Uniting Vic.Tas is urging the Federal Government to maintain critical funding for homelessness services already struggling to keep up with record demand and a housing crisis.
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An update from Jeremey.
At 49 years of age, Jeremey found himself homeless and spent 18 months living rough in the bush near Ballarat.
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Can’t afford to live.
Soaring rental and fuel prices alongside rocketing grocery receipts are trapping low-income families in a state of financial distress and pushing many deeper into poverty.
People can only live a safe and dignified life if they can afford life’s essentials and can live free from constant worry about how they will keep a roof over their heads and food on their table,
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Education First Youth Foyer partnership.
Uniting Vic.Tas is partnering with GOTAFE, NESAY Inc. and the Brotherhood of St Laurence to deliver a newly funded Education First Youth Foyer at Wangaratta.
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The Victorian Response to Homelessness – Parity September 2022 Edition.
The Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) called for contributions exploring the Victorian response to homelessness to feature in their September 2022 edition of Parity magazine.
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Once in a generation leadership needed to tackle Victoria’s housing and homelessness problem.
Uniting Vic.Tas CEO, Bronwyn Pike today called on the major political parties in the upcoming Victorian Election to commit to an intergenerational step–change in funding social housing and homelessness services.
Get in touch
We’re here for you.
Homelessness support isn’t offered at all Uniting service locations, but we can put you in touch with people who can help.
Victoria
Connect with your local homelessness support provider.
Tasmania
Housing Connect can put you in touch with local services.
