Meaning of affordable housing
3AA Meaning of affordable housing
For the purposes of this Act, affordable housing is housing, including social housing, that is appropriate for the housing needs of any of the following—
very low income households;
low income households;
moderate income households.
For the purposes of determining what is appropriate for the housing needs of very low income households, low income households and moderate income households, regard must be had to the matters specified by the Minister by notice published in the Government Gazette.
Matters specified by the Minister by notice under subsection (2) cannot include price ranges or prices for the purchase or rent of housing.
In this section—
S. 3AA(4) def. of low income households amended by No. 7/2018 s. 23.
low income households means households with a household income within the income range specified as a low income range by Order under section 3AB;
moderate income households means households with a household income within the income range specified as a moderate income range by Order under section 3AB;
social housing has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Housing Act 1983;
very low income households means households with a household income within the income range specified as a very low income range by Order under section 3AB.
S. 3AB inserted by No. 47/2017 s. 4.
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