Complaints
The Housing Registrar engages with tenants and prospective tenants through its case (complaints) management system.
This complaints function exists primarily to ensure that if a registered agency’s complaints management system is not operating as intended and in accordance with the Housing Act (Vic) (Housing Act) and gazetted Performance Standards, tenants and prospective tenants can escalate unresolved rental housing matters to the Registrar of Housing Agencies.
This function gives the Registrar of Housing Agencies oversight of complaints management in the community housing sector and, importantly, provides protection to tenants and prospective tenants.
Performance Standards represent the minimum standard of operation required of registered agencies while registered under the provisions of the Housing Act.
Tenant and Housing Services Performance Standard
The Tenant and Housing Services Performance Standard is 1 of 7 standards that registered agencies are required to comply with.
Key performance criteria under this standard require that a registered agency be fair, transparent and responsive in delivering housing assistance to tenants, residents and other clients in relation to:
- determining and managing eligibility, allocation and termination of housing assistance
- determining and managing rents
- setting and meeting relevant housing service standards;
- supporting tenant and resident engagement
- facilitating access to support for social housing applicants and tenants with complex needs
- managing and addressing complaints and appeals relating to the provision of housing services
- maintaining satisfaction with the overall quality of housing services
Useful links
Follow the links below to access information on the most frequently asked questions:
- Making a complaint
- The list of all registered agencies in Victoria
- Information about registered agency compliance and performance against the Housing Act and Performance Standards. This includes:
- information about a registered agency’s compliance against each of the Performance Standards
- an executive summary on the outcomes of a registered agency’s annual compliance assessment
- a Performance Report providing information about how a registered agency has performed against a selection of key performance measures with a comparison of a registered agency’s performance against its corresponding tier, either as a housing association or housing provider)
- Understanding how rent is set
- Looking for housing
Reviewed 03 June 2021