Private property owners, managers, and landlords
There are lots of ways we can help tenants to move in and stay at your property. We can even help you find a tenant.
Your tenant needs to apply for any help they need themselves. Only an appointed agent can act on their behalf.
Find a tenant
If you're looking for a tenant to rent your property, we can work with you to find one who's a good fit.
Find the right tenant for your property
Helping our clients get ready to rent
To help our clients succeed as tenants, some have attended a 2 day 'Ready to rent' course run by contracted providers.
These courses cover:
- Rights and responsibilities of being a tenant.
- Communicating with landlords.
- Home budgeting, managing costs and debt.
- Keeping a home warm and dry.
- Support available to them, including housing, financial and employment services.
Help with bond and accommodation costs in advance
The type of help people may be able get depends on whether or not it’s an accommodation or tenancy agreement that the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) applies to.
- Help with bond:
- Bond Grant - help with bond for people who have a tenancy agreement under the RTA, or
- Accommodation Security Cover Grant - help to pay end-of tenancy costs for people who don't have an accommodation or tenancy agreement under the RTA.
- Accommodation Costs in Advance Grant - help with rent, board or other accommodation costs (e.g. cabin hire) in advance. This is for people who have an agreement under the RTA as well as those who don’t.
Help with end of tenancy costs
To give you assurance that costs can be paid for when your tenant leaves, they may be able to get Tenancy cost cover. This is to help guarantee end-of tenancy costs that aren't covered by the bond.
It's for people who have a tenancy agreement under the Residential Tenancies Act. Your tenant needs to apply for this before the tenancy starts.
Help to keep your tenants
We may be able to help your tenants with:
- Accommodation Supplement - this is a regular payment to help with ongoing rent or board costs
- Accommodation Costs Arrears Grant - if they have got behind in their payments have no other way to pay accommodation costs they owe.
If your tenant has had an urgent or unexpected cost, we may be able to help them.
Help with urgent or unexpected costs
Registering as a supplier to get payments from us
Your tenant may apply for a payment which, if approved, gets paid directly to you. Before we can make a payment to you, you need to register as a Work and Income supplier.