Private Rent Assistance data (PRA) collection

The PRA data collection captures information about the recipients of PRA and instances of PRA assistance. PRA is administered by each state/territory housing authority and provides a range of financial assistance to enable eligible households to access and maintain accommodation in the private rental market. Since 1997–98, the AIHW has compiled PRA data from states and territories annually. The data help to describe the performance of the current National Housing and Homelessness Agreement and the former National Affordable Housing Agreement and Commonwealth State Housing Agreement. The data collection has evolved over time, including changes to data collection scope, procedures, data items collected and underlying definitions and concepts.Relates to the provision of financial assistance to enable households to access and maintain accommodation in the private rental market. Includes: bond loans, rental grants, rental subsidies, relocation expenses and other assistance grants. Excludes: • non-financial assistance, for example, tenancy support services and tenancy guarantees any expense incurred in providing assistance to a household that is not the value of the financial assistance received directly by the household.