Housing ACT can pay up to 100% of the bond money you need to pay a private landlord. You can pay us back in small amounts over a period of up to 2 years. You don’t have to pay us any interest.

You can apply before you’ve found a home to rent.

You can’t apply after you’ve paid your bond.

Check if you can get rental bond help
To get rental bond help you must:

• be 16 or older
• earn less than the income threshold
• have less than $10,000 in cash or savings, or $15,000 for joint applicants
• be planning to rent in the ACT
• be intending to live in the rental property.

Income thresholds
We use your personal income to decide whether you can get rental bond help.

We review the threshold amount every 6 months. We last updated the income threshold on 14 August 2025.

If you have no children
To get rental bond help you need to earn:

• less than $120,268.20 per year ($2,312.85 per week) as a single applicant
• less than $160,357.60 per year ($3,083.80 per week) for joint applicants.

If you have dependent children
You can add $10,400 per year ($200 per week) to your income for each dependent child you have in your household and still get rental bond help.