Need urgent housing?
If you are in immediate danger Call 000.
Are you homeless or at risk of homelessness?
Free 24 hour phone line. Someone will take your call to get you help nearby. If after hours, they will refer you to the Salvation Army Crisis Services.
Are you escaping family violence?
Free 24 hour phone line. Someone will take your call from Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre.
Answer a few questions and the Housing Options Finder will give you tailored options to explore.
It's private & secure

You won't be asked questions that identify you and we won't keep information that identifies you on our system.

It takes 5 minutes

You can even save or email your results for later.

Have some info handy

Just have your household's income & asset information handy before you start.

Housing services in Victoria are available to everyone. However, not everyone qualifies for all services.

  • The Housing Options Finder does a basic check of your eligibility for services.
  • You should take further steps to check if you are eligible for these.
  • There may be other options available to you that are not listed in your results.

If someone is in immediate danger, call the police on 000.

If anyone in your household is experiencing family violence or some other danger, call the housing crisis line on 1800 825 955. It is free and operates 24/7.

More crisis and emergency contacts