Services
Young Adults Private Rental Entry Program
Supports young people with an emerging or diagnosed mental health diagnosis to enable them to enter the private rental market.
The Young Adults Private Rental Entry Program supports young people with an emerging or diagnosed mental health diagnosis and enables them to enter the private rental market.
This is a non-crisis focused program and co-case managed with the YAPREP staff member working with VincentCare or external services to support the young person to apply, enter and sustain private rental.
The program administers a $2,000 brokerage to promote the smooth transition into private rental for the young person.
Who is eligible for the Young Adults Private Rental Entry Program?
To be eligible the applicant must be:
- Aged 17-25 years
- Experiencing homelessness but have stable accommodation in the short term (no crisis accommodation is available)
- Case managed by existing services
- Living with an emerging or diagnosed mental illness
- Linked to mental health services and in the process of active recovery
- Willing to return to work, training or study
- Have private rental as their preferred housing option
- Motivated to work on acquiring the skills to achieve their goals
- Ineligible for public housing
Referral
Referrals are made by agency staff from youth related programs such as youth mental health care providers, psychosocial rehabilitation programs or youth specific services should call to discuss potential referrals.
Referrals need to be lodged well before the client is due to leave their current accommodation as part of their exit planning.
Referral forms will be forwarded to agency staff and the applicant will be asked to participate in an assessment for the program.
Once the young adult has commenced with the program, it is expected that existing case management and mental health support will continue and that a sound mental health care plan is in place.
