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Household composition

Household composition describes the people who will be housed with the client. This may include extended family or additional occupants who are permanent members of the household and provide or receive financial, physical and emotional support.

Some examples of household composition are (but are not limited to):

  • single client
  • sole parent and dependent child(ren)
  • married, de facto or civil union couple with dependent child(ren)
  • married, de facto or civil union couple, without dependent children
  • caregivers and dependent child(ren)

A household may be made up of the following people:

More than one household unit

A household can also consist of more than one household unit. This could happen when two families might apply for social housing together. They may do this if they are reuniting through refugee reunification or one family might need support. The housing need of the two household units is assessed together.

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