The Women’s Housing Company

Provides accommodation to eligible women across the housing continuum, including crisis accommodation, transitional housing, social housing and affordable housing.

Crisis Accommodation

is short term housing (generally up to three months) for people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, and are in crisis. This type of housing is provided in conjunction with Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) to assist with alleviating crisis situations and to help identify suitable longer term accommodation.

  • For Crisis Accommodation assistance in South Western Sydney, see the Women's Housing Company Homelessness Support Services.

  • For Crisis Accommodation assistance in other areas of Sydney and across NSW, call Link2home on 1800 152 152.

Transitional Housing

is short to medium term subsidised rental housing (generally from three to eighteen months) for eligible people experiencing homelessness or those at risk. Transitional Housing is accessed only through a nomination made by a Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS).

News & Stories

Women’s Housing Company supports new Domestic Violence Education Study Guide

Supporting greater understanding of safety, housing and recovery Domestic and family violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness for women and children in Australia. For many women escaping violence, finding safe and secure housing is the first critical step towards rebuilding a life free from fear. Women’s Housing Company is proud to be […]

June 25, 2026

Building stability through customer service

Inside the customer service experience at Women’s Housing Company At Women’s Housing Company, customer service is more than responding to requests or managing tenancies. It is about creating safety, stability and opportunity for women rebuilding their lives. Leading this work is Ellen, Senior Manager, Customers, who focuses on ensuring services are consistent, respectful and responsive. […]

June 15, 2026

Belonging, community and the power of being “All In”

A tenant’s reflections of homelessness and connection For Katrina, a First Nations woman living on Gumbaynggirr Country (Coffs Harbour), Reconciliation Week is not an abstract idea – it lives in the everyday connections that have helped her rebuild her life. Growing up in the region from the age of eight, she has formed a deep […]

June 1, 2026
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Women’s Housing Company acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate, and pays respect to Elders both past and present.

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