SA government announces rent relief grant to support residential tenants affected by pandemic

South Australian residential tenants who are suffering financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 restrictions may now be eligible for rent relief through a $1000 grant to their landlords.

The government of South Australia announces Residential Rental Grant Scheme Source: Getty Images

Highlights

• To be considered as being in rental hardship, a residential tenant must be receiving either the JobKeeper or JobSeeker payment as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions
• Have less than $5,000 in savings and pay more than 30% of their current income in rent.
• The rental grant is available for a multi-occupancy house, pro-rated for tenants that meet all other eligibility criteria required under the scheme

A once-off rental grant of up to $1,000 is available for residential landlords who reduce the rent of a tenant experiencing rental hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the new scheme, it is estimated as many as 10,000 tenancies could be assisted, worth approximately $10 million in rent support.

 

 

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