Housing NSW

Housing NSW
Agency overview
Formed
  • 11 June 2008
    (as Housing NSW)
  • 20 February 1942
    (as the Housing Commission of New South Wales)
  • April 1912
    (as NSW Housing Board)
Preceding agencies
  • New South Wales Department of Housing (1986–2008)
  • Housing Commission of New South Wales (1942–1985)
  • New South Wales Housing Board (1912–1942)
TypeGovernment agency
JurisdictionNew South Wales
HeadquartersSydney
Minister responsible
Parent departmentDepartment of Communities and Justice
Key document

Housing NSW, formerly the Housing Commission of New South Wales and before that the New South Wales Housing Board, was an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice that was responsible for the provision and management of public housing services with the aim to prevent homelessness in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The agency was established pursuant to the Housing Act 2001 (NSW).

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