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If you are a parent or pregnant person aged 16-25 and living in social housing, Supported Tenancies for Young Parents can help you maintain your housing, strengthen your parenting and life skills, and build towards long-term independence.

We help you to:

• keep a stable home
• strengthen your parenting and life skills
• prevent homelessness through early support
• improve long-term housing and social outcomes.

You cannot self-refer to the Supported Tenancies for Young Parents program. If you are eligible and consent to be part of the program, you can be referred by the Queensland Government Department of Housing and Public Works, community housing providers, or Queensland Health.

After you have been referred to Supported Tenancies for Young Parents and have consented to be involved in the program, a member of our team will be in touch.

We will help you identify what is important to you and what you want to work towards. Together, we will set goals, plan next steps, and work through challenges along the way.

Everyone’s needs, strengths, and interests are unique, so support looks different for each young parent. In general, we can help you to:

• develop the skills you need to maintain a tenancy
• access health, education, behavioural, or other developmental services you or your children might need
• work through the challenges you are facing
• develop your parenting skills and grow in confidence to care for your children
• connect and work with other services, including Queensland Health, to meet your families’ health and wellbeing needs
• pursue your education, training, and employment goals
• address problems that may impact your tenancy through brokerage (if needed).

Eligible social housing tenants can be referred to the program by the Queensland Government Department of Housing and Public Works, community housing providers, or Queensland Health.

Referrals can only be made with the tenant’s consent.

To be eligible, tenants must be:

• 16 to 25 years old
• a young parent or young pregnant person
• living in social housing and needing support to maintain their tenancy or prevent it from becoming at risk
• experiencing housing challenges, or at risk of homelessness
• affected by additional challenges, such as limited financial support.

To make a referral or discuss suitability, contact [email protected] or call 07 3826 1500 and ask to speak with the Supported Tenancies for Young Parents team.

Supported Tenancies for Young Parents is funded by Queensland Government Department of Housing and Public Works