Service Worker Accommodation Assistance Program (SWAAP)

Applications

Applications are currently at full capacity, however, the City welcomes Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from individuals or organisations wishing to register their interest in future accommodation opportunities. Please see the Expression of Interest form at the bottom of this webpage.

Accommodation Pool

The City of Karratha in partnership with Rio Tinto and Woodside provide 65 dwellings across the City to support affordable housing for service workers. 

Eligibility

Services which deliver a meaningful contribution to the liveability of Karratha will be considered, including: 

• Health services
• Education
• Safety, security, and policing
• Connectivity and public transport
• Leisure, recreation, and entertainment
• Retail
• Natural environment
• Community
• Environmental sustainability
• Job prospects
• Housing
• Cost of living

Individual Eligibility 

• Be an Australian citizen or be eligible to work in Australia
• Be employed in an occupation which services the broader community
• Be employed by a not for profit, non-government or local business offering essential services within the City of Karratha
• Be employed on a continual/casual basis, working no less than 30 hours per week, paid by an organisation based within the City of Karratha and not working on a FIFO/DIDO roster
• Do not own any share of a residential dwelling within the City of Karratha (applicable to all who are proposed to reside at the dwelling), or a 50% or more share of a dwelling elsewhere
• Do not have a combined household income greater than $135,000 per annum
• Do not have a partner or dependent proposed to reside with the primary tenant who works for a resource company or a company who provides the majority of its services directly to the resources sector
• Is not eligible for other employee housing programs (applicable to all members of the household). 

Organisation Eligibility

• Is a not-for-profit or non-government local business offering essential services within the City of Karratha
• Provides majority of it's services to the broader community and customers who are not resource companies
• Generates local employment with a minimum of 30 hours/week (with an exception for medical disability - 15 hours/week)
• Is capable and committed to entering into a residential tenancy agreement and accepts all costs and liability for the full period of tenancy (i.e. rent and utilities)
• Nominates employees to reside in a property who meet the 'Individual Eligibility' criteria.

Expressions of Interest 

Please complete the form below to register your interest for the Service Worker Accommodation Assistance Program.

Submission of an EOI does not constitute a formal application or guarantee an offer of accommodation. When suitable accommodation becomes available, registered individuals or organisations may be contacted and invited to submit a formal application. All applications will be assessed against the Program's eligibility criteria and are subject to accommodation availability