Housing Support for the Aged (HSA) assists people aged 50 or over with complex needs who require ongoing support to live independently in public or social housing.
HSA is a long-term case management program that helps clients access services and monitor their wellbeing so they can live independently. It aims to prevent premature or inappropriate admission to long-term residential care.
Housing Support for the Aged supports people who:
– are residents in the Shires of Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Greater Bendigo, Macedon Rangers or Mount Alexander
– are 50 years of age or older
– experience mental/physical illness
– have an acquired brain Injury
– experience drug or alcohol dependence
– have increased frailty
– have a physical/intellectual disability.
How does the program work?
This is an outreach program where HHS support workers will travel (within the regions listed) to meet with clients where they feel most comfortable – in their home or local Community House.
Our staff work with clients to understand their needs and barriers to finding a home, helping them to access and connect with the supports and services who can best assist them.
How to access support through Housing Support for the Aged
If you know someone who meets the criteria and may benefit from the HSA you can refer them, or they can self-refer by contacting Haven Home Safe.
Any enquiries, including referrals, about these programs can be sent to:
Email: ccreferrals@hhs.org.au
Phone: 1300 428 364
“I suffer from bad anxiety and depression. Every time I talk to my worker, she calms me down, there is something in her voice that calms me down. My worker is an excellent person, I trust her with my life.”
– HSA Client
“You believed in me when no one else did, you never gave up on me, this program and your support saved my life.” – HSA Client