The Community Disability Housing Program (CDHP) provides community managed accommodation options for people with disabilities who require support to live independently in the community. People in the most urgent housing need are given priority.

The Department of Housing and Works leases properties to community organisations, for tenants who have appropriate support arrangements in place to help sustain independent living. In most cases this is support funded by the Department of Health’s Independent Living Support Program or the Disability Services Commission. Organisations must apply firstly through the support funding departments in order to be considered.

• Organisations with clients who have support provided from other sources can apply directly to Department of Housing and Works.
• All clients must meet income eligibility criteria for public housing.
• Where Department of Housing and Works does not have appropriately located or designed properties in its existing rental stock for leasing, then consideration is given to purchase or construction.
• There is a range of subsidised lease hold arrangements available under the program.

Funds for the Community Disability Housing Program are provided jointly by the Australian and Western Australian Governments through the Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement.

Information about accessing the Independent Living Support Program and the Disability Services Commission is provided on the following pages.

Further information may be obtained from Department of Health website, or the Disability Services Commission website.

Program Name:	Community Disability Housing Program
Program Funding:	Government of Western Australia and The Australian Government
Program Administration:	Department of Housing and Works, Government of Western Australia