Housing Act 2003

A housing service is a social housing service or an ancillary housing service.

A social housing service is the provision of housing to an individual for residential use, other than crisis accommodation.

A community housing service is a social housing service that is not public housing. (4)Public housing is a social housing service provided directly by the State.

An ancillary housing service is any of the following—

giving financial or other assistance to enable an individual to—

buy or lease a residence or obtain housing in another way; or

modify or maintain a residence;

any of the following kinds of services—

tenant advisory services;

tenant advocacy services;

home maintenance services;

home modification services;

housing-related referral and information services;

provision of crisis accommodation;

a prescribed service.