The Pilbara Aboriginal Home Ownership Program (the Program) aims to deliver up to 24 affordable and secure rental homes to employed Aboriginal families in the Pilbara funded by the North-West Aboriginal Housing Fund (the Fund). Families will have the opportunity to purchase the homes.
The Program will also provide strengths-based, culturally secure support services to support participants to achieve their own goals in employment, education, financial wellbeing and home ownership.
Aboriginal organisation partnerships and delivery
PAHOP aims to be wholly Aboriginal-owned, delivered through a partnership between Aboriginal organisations and the Department of Housing and Works through the North-West Aboriginal Housing Fund.
In 2024, leaders and decision-makers from Aboriginal organisations operating in the Pilbara were invited to participate in a series of PAHOP engagement activities to inform the Program’s design and delivery.
Through this engagement, interested Aboriginal organisations were identified. A restricted Expression of Interest (EOI) is presently underway for the capital delivery component of the Program.
The successful Aboriginal Organisations are expected to be announced in July 2026.
These newly established partnerships will oversee the construction and purchase of homes to be made available for rent to local employed Aboriginal families. These families will be supported through culturally secure support services to sustain their tenancies and achieve their financial and personal goals, including home ownership.
More information
If you have questions or would like more information, please email: PAHOP@dohw.wa.gov.au
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