Housing Support
Jack and Carlos
Jack and his dog Carlos had been living in his van for several years. He had no long-term housing since a family breakdown and had been moving regularly between different states in Australia. His daughter told him about the Home At Last service, so he called to find out if we could assist him. He… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Pets, Public Housing
A man and his dog
David was camping with his dog Timmy on the Murray River near Cobram. He had been on the priority housing waiting list for 5 years. David said he had contacted a crisis housing access point several times but he was told there was no housing. He’d heard about a Housing Information session organized by HAAG… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Pets, Public Housing, North Central Victoria
Broadmeadows Accessing Affordable Housing Info Session
Are you skipping meals so you can afford your rent? Do you worry about your housing and how you can make ends meet? If this is you or someone you know, come along to this information session at Broadmeadows library on how people aged 50+ can access affordable housing. …
Posted in: Events, Community Education
When cottage-core goes to wrong town.
Marie was 81-year-old and living in a very dishevelled, 120 year old cottage. She was renting for a number of years and had paid for things to be done on the cottage herself, as the landlord did not want to spend the money. She was understandable very worried she would get blown away in the… …
Posted in: Client Stories, North Central Victoria
Safety for Selma
Selma is a 63-year-old woman originally from Bosnia (former Yugoslavia). Along with her family and many others, Selma was forced to seek refuge in other countries for safety.Arriving in Australia in the early 2000’s, Selma had to start from the beginning with her family. Leaving behind most of their belongings, the couple sought employment in… …
Posted in: Client Stories
Moving in with mum
Vesna became homelessness after her private rental property became far too expensive on her income and it was no longer a viable option as a single person. Private rental was far too unaffordable even with the part-time employment she had at the time. She had little choice but to leave her tenancy and live between… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Public Housing
Moving across town
This is a story of one of our Home at Last clients, Alma Diri. Alma, 74, first approached Home At Last about 9 years ago. Following her divorce from her partner, Alma lived with her daughter for some time. However, she had to leave her daughter’s place and look for alternative accommodation to continue living… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Independent Living Units
Couch surfing and cancer stricken…
Jey is a 57 year old woman from China. She dropped in to our service in May 2019. During the intake assessment, we communicated through a mandarin interpreter via the VITS services. At the time of the drop-in she was couch-surfing at a friend’s house, who had then asked her to leave as she could… …
Posted in: Multicultural & Multifaith Communities, Client Stories
From ‘Notice to Vacate’ to New Home
Franco and Joyce, a couple in their late fifties, were referred to Home At Last for housing assistance after receiving 60 days Notice to vacate from their land lord. “Renting a property in the private market is extremely unaffordable for people like us who are on Centrelink income which is very low and it often… …
Posted in: Multicultural & Multifaith Communities, Client Stories