Your housing rights
Understanding your rights can help to ensure you are not discriminated against when it comes to your housing needs. If you are having any problems with your housing, you could use an advocacy service to talk and negotiate with your housing provider.
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Your housing rights

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Rights are rules about how everyone should be treated fairly.
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It’s important to know what your rights are so you are treated fairly.
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You can find:
- information about your rights
- advocacy services – when someone speaks up for you if you can’t speak up for yourself.
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Your housing rights
Understanding your rights can help to ensure you are not discriminated against when it comes to your housing needs. If you are having any problems with your housing, you could use an advocacy service to talk and negotiate with your housing provider.
Action for More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation (AMIDA)
AMIDA is an independent advocacy organisation which advocates for good housing for people with disability. They can provide advocacy to individuals, with priority given to people with an intellectual disability. See how AMIDA can help with your housing advocacy
NDIS supports
Support for Indigenous Australians
Support for new migrants
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