Tenants

Tenant Income Levels

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NRAS homes are required to be rented to eligible tenants at least 20 per cent below the market rent to be eligible for the National Rental Incentive annually. The income levels for eligible tenants are specified in the NRAS Regulations. Initial tenant income levels are assessed against gross income according to the household composition as identified below.

Household type	Initial income limit $	Upper income limit $
One adult	41,514	51,893
2 adults	57,391	71,739
3 adults	73,269	91,587
4 adults	89,146	111,433
Sole parent with 1 child	57,432	71,790
Sole parent with 2 children	71,200	89,000
Sole parent with 3 children	84,968	106,210
Couple with 1 child	71,159	88,949
Couple with 2 children	84,927	106,159
Couple with 3 children	98,695	123,369

Household income limits are indexed annually on 1 May in accordance with the NRAS tenant income index.

Eligible tenants’ income must be equal to or less than the initial income limit when they become a tenant of an NRAS dwelling. Income may increase up to 25 per cent (the upper income limit) before their eligibility is affected.

Incoming NRAS eligibility for household types not covered above can be calculated using the values below:

Person type:	Income level
First adult	$41,514
Each additional adult	$15,877
Each child	$13,768
First sole parent	$43,664

For NRAS purposes, a household is considered to be all persons ordinarily residing in the dwelling. The Department therefore requires all persons who ordinarily reside in an approved rental dwelling to have their income included as a member of the one household, in accordance with the income limits.

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