- At the start of your tenancy: $61,322.
- During your tenancy: $76,653.
Affordable housing through National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS)
The National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) aims to:
- reduce rental costs for low to medium income households
- increase the number of affordable rental houses
NRAS is ending soon
NRAS in Queensland will end by 30 June 2025. This means the remaining NRAS rental homes in Queensland will exit the scheme by mid-2025.
If you are a current NRAS tenant, you are encouraged to contact a RentConnect officer at your local Housing Service Centre at your earliest convenience to discuss your possible future housing assistance options for your household.
Eligibility
You must meet all the requirements below to remain eligible to rent under NRAS in Queensland.
- You must
- be an Australian citizen
- have permanent residency
or - have a Temporary Protection visa XA visa subclass 785 or a Temporary Protection visa XC visa subclass 785.
- You must be a Queensland resident or provide evidence of your need to move to Queensland.
- You or your household members must not own or part-own property in Australia or overseas. This includes
- residential or commercial property
- land
- mobile homes or caravans that are permanently connected to utilities.
- Your money in bank accounts, shares and investments (including superannuation payouts) must not exceed
- $141,500 for a single person
- $180,500 for 2 or more household members.
- Your household’s annual gross income must not be more than the income limits below.
Household income
Income limits apply to the total income of a household, not to individuals within the household.
Your household income cannot be more than the applicable income limit upon annual review of your current and/or ongoing eligibility (upper limit).
The following amounts are used to calculate initial income limits. You can also use them to calculate NRAS eligibility for household types not listed below:
- First single adult: $61,322
- Each additional adult: $23,460
- Each child: $20,343
- First sole parent: $64,498
- Independent minor: $61,322
Income limits
Select your household type to see the initial and upper income limits.
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- At the start of your tenancy: $84,782.
- During your tenancy: $105,978.
- At the start of your tenancy: $108,242.
- During your tenancy: $135,303.
- At the start of your tenancy: $131,702.
- During your tenancy: $164,628.
- At the start of your tenancy: $84,841.
- During your tenancy: $106,052.
- At the start of your tenancy: $105,184.
- During your tenancy: $131,480.
- At the start of your tenancy: $125,527.
- During your tenancy: $156,909.
- At the start of your tenancy: $105,125.
- During your tenancy: $131,407.
- At the start of your tenancy: $125,468.
- During your tenancy: $156,835.
- At the start of your tenancy: $145,811.
- During your tenancy: $182,264.
Tenants renting a property through the scheme may be eligible for Commonwealth Rent Assistance, subject to the normal Services Australia eligibility criteria.
How to register
Registrations for NRAS tenancies in Queensland have closed.
More information
Contact us
- Email: hhsprogramssahpnras@housing.qld.gov.au
- Phone: 13 QGOV (13 74 68)