Ruah Tenancy Support - South East Corridor

Who does Ruah Tenancy Support - South East Corridor Assist?

The service supports families / individuals in the community who may experience:

• Difficulty maintaining a private rental tenancy, e.g. keeping up with rent, maintaining property standards, taking care of damage/ maintenance issues, dealing with neighbours etc
• Risk of eviction due to a breach or termination notice that has been received from the Landlord or Property Manager
• Risk of receiving a breach or eviction due to underlying life concerns affecting the tenancy, e.g. income, loss of employment, crisis, mental/physical health, family/ relationship breakdown, domestic violence, legal, lack of social supports, drug and alcohol use.
• Homelessness and want support to settle, maintain and manage a new home with confidence; or

• Recent homelessness as a family and requiring intensive support to become skilled and successful in securing a new private rental, whilst being temporarily housed (Tenancy Fast-Track Project).

What does Ruah Tenancy Support Offer?

Ruah Tenancy Support works in partnership with tenants and their Property Manager/ Landlord to ensure vulnerable private rental relationships are strengthened and maintained to meet the needs of both parties; with the overall aim of homelessness being reduced.

Individuals and families who access Ruah Tenancy Support are allocated a Tenancy Support Worker who meets the household members in their own home on a weekly basis for 3-4 months. The Tenancy Support Worker will discuss the short and longer term individual needs of the household members, and plan how to work together to achieve the following goals;

• Stability and strengthen the tenancy to prevent homelessness
• Increased skills and knowledge for long term home management
• Links to community resources and services that address underlying life concerns which impact upon the tenancy or previous tenancies.

Ruah Tenancy Support has two service areas;

1. Ruah Tenancy- South East Corridor

   A free service for families or individuals who live in a vulnerable private rental in the south east corridor of Perth (Belmont - Armadale) and want to stabilise / strengthen their current home;

   • May have difficulty maintaining their tenancy
   • May be at risk of an eviction due to a breach or termination notice, or
   • May have been homeless and want support to maintain and manage their new home

2. Ruah- Tenancy Fast-Track Project (SE Corridor)

   A free service offered in the south east corridor of Perth for newly homeless families or families at risk of becoming newly homeless. The key focus of the service is to provide intensive support to families to enable them to access a new private rental in the south east corridor, in the shortest time possible, whilst being housed temporarily.

How to access the Ruah Tenancy Support Programs

1. Ruah Tenancy Support- South East Corridor

   Self referral is encouraged direct to the service. Written referral forms are also available for service providers and Real Estate Agents/Landlords. A message may be sent to the Team Senior Justine Noble on Pager 9480 5500.

2. Ruah- Tenancy Fast-Track Project (SE Corridor)

   For enquiries on how to access the service and referral pathways page the Senior Case Worker, Maria Cavill, on 9450 5500, or Team Senior Justine Noble on 9480 5500.

Contact Us

Pager: 08 9480 5500
Email: rts@ruah.com.au or justinenoble@ruah.com.au
Postal Address: 27 Cleaver Street, West Perth WA 6005

Forms

Referral Form for Property Managers and Landlords

Referral Form for Tenants

Referral Form for Tenancy Fast-Track

Ruah Tenancy Support Landlord/Property Manager Pamphlet

Ruah Tenancy Support Tenant Pamphlet