Centrelink offers Mallee District Aboriginal Services' housing tenants and prospective tenants in Mildura, Swan Hill and Kerang a free-of-charge rent payment service.
This can be arranged at your local Centrelink office.
In addition, MDAS provides range of programs aimed at supporting and assisting Koori people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness.
Crisis Supported Accommodation
The Supported Accommodation Assistance program offers case-managed support in conjunction with short term crisis accommodation and aims to assist clients to address the range of issues impacting on their ability to access and maintain long-term housing.
Aboriginal Tenants at Risk of Eviction (ATARE)
The ATARE Program aims to establish or sustain Aboriginal tenancies in social housing by supporting tenants to address issues placing their housing at risk. These target group are usually housed through public housing organization such as the Ministry of Housing and Aboriginal Housing Victoria.