Apply here for free legal support if you are are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Homeless Law Service

Justice Connect's Homeless Law service provides provides ongoing legal support on some areas of law to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

We will ask you some more questions about the types of problems that Homeless Law can help with, and information we need to assess your eligibility.

If it seems like you are eligible, you can decide to provide your personal information and make an application for assistance.

How we use and what we do with your personal information

The personal information that you provide to us in this application is used to make an assessment about whether we are able to provide you with a service or refer you to another service provider.

We respect your privacy and confidential information, and have designed robust systems to protect your information.

Some of our services are delivered by our lawyers in our pro bono network. We may share your information with these lawyers for the purposes of finding you legal assistance.

We will not share your personal information with other service providers (other than lawyers that we are trying to recruit to provide you with legal assistance) without first seeking your consent.

We may use deidentified and anonymised information collected to improve our products and services.

We collect, use, disclose and store your personal information in accordance with our privacy policy.

View our privacy policy and disclaimer.
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Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria
In some states and territories there are services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
New South Wales - Homeless Persons’ Legal Service – Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria
In some states and territories there are services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria
In some states and territories there are services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Queensland - Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic - LawRight
Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria
In some states and territories there are services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Western Australia - Homeless Persons’ Free Legal Advice Clinic - Street Law Centre
Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria
In some states and territories there are services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Australian Capital Territory - Street Law
Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria
In some states and territories there are services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Northern Territory (at risk of homelessness only) - Tenant's Advice Service - Darwin Community Legal Service
Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria
In some states and territories there are services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
New South Wales - Homeless Persons’ Legal Service – Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Queensland - Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic - LawRight
Western Australia - Homeless Persons’ Free Legal Advice Clinic - Street Law Centre
Australian Capital Territory - Street Law
Northern Territory (at risk of homelessness only) - Tenant's Advice Service - Darwin Community Legal Service
You can also visit Community Legal Centres in Australia for the Australian online directory.
If you have a legal problem in a different country, you may be able to find your local legal service to assist.

Your housing situation
Please select the option which is most suitable to your current housing situation.
Why are we asking for this information?

Why we are asking

We are asking this information because it helps us assess if we have a service that can help you. Some of our services have specific eligibility criteria. We will not save this information linked to your name unless you provide your name to us at a later stage in the application process.
Are you currently experiencing homelessness?*
e.g. sleeping rough, couch surfing, or living in temporary transitional housing.
- Yes
- No
Are you at risk of homelessness?*
e.g. you have received a notice to vacate your property and do not have other housing options.
- Yes
- No
Do you live in public housing?*
- Yes
- No
What is your current housing situation?*
Please describe your housing situation*

Unfortunately, Homeless Law cannot provide legal help to people who live in homes that they own
You can see Justice Connect's other services and find out if they may be able to assist you at: www.justiceconnect.org.au/help

Unfortunately, Homeless Law cannot provide legal help to people who are not at risk of homelessness
You can see Justice Connect's other services and find out if they may be able to assist you at: www.justiceconnect.org.au/help

Please select the problem types that apply to you
Please select the legal problem/s that applies to you from the list below. These are the problems that are relevant to the Homeless Law Service.
If you have other problems that are not listed here, you can go through Justice Connect's help tool to find out if our other services can assist.
Please select the problem types that apply to you*
The problems in the list below are the problems relevant to the Homeless Law Service.
Your selections from earlier have been pre-ticked. You can edit your selections below.
Please select the type of legal problem that you need help with*
- Tenancy, eviction or housing
- Fines and infringements
- Guardianship or administration (when a tribunal has ordered that someone else can make decisions for you)
- Decisions are being made against me against my wishes by my legal guardian or administrator
- Debt
- Criminal law (when you have been charged with a crime)
- Other
Please give us a short (less than 10 words) description of your legal issue type. We'll ask you for more information later.*
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Unfortunately we cannot provide legal assistance to people whose only legal issue is criminal law
You can see Justice Connect's other services and find out if they may be able to assist you at: www.justiceconnect.org.au/help

Unfortunately, Homeless Law can only assist with some types of legal problems
These are:
- tenancy and housing legal problems
- credit, debt and bill legal problems
- guardianship and administration legal problems
- fines and infringements linked to homelessness
- some criminal law
If you have a problem that is not covered by Homeless Law, please visit our help page to see whether our other services can help or find out where else to look for legal help here.

Income and assets too high
Thank you for your responses.

You have provided that your circumstances include:
Income: $ {:72}{:135} / year

Based on your responses, for the type of legal problem that you have, your income is higher than our eligibility requirements.
Justice Connect's services focus on assisting the most vulnerable people. We know that there are many people with unmet legal needs who cannot afford a lawyer, and are not eligible for our services. We advocate for increased funding of legal services so that more people can access free legal help.
You can read more about our services and access self-help tools for those services here or you can also read more about where else you can look for free legal help here.

Please describe your problem in more detail*
The more information we receive, the easier it will be for us to assess whether we can provide you with assistance.
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What you have told us so far:
Have you been affected by COVID-19?*
- Yes
- No
Please describe how you have been affected
Please provide information about the:
- Background
- Who is involved
- What has happened and
- What help you need
Legal problem description*
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Do you have an upcoming court date or hearing?*
- Yes
- No
Please provide the details you have about your hearing such as the name of the court (e.g VCAT, Magistrates Court)

Date Please describe what will happen on this date Actions

There are no Dates.

Maximum number of dates reached.

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Formal letters or notices

Have you received formal letters or notices about your problem?*
Have you received formal letters or notices about your problem?*
- Yes
- No
Please describe these letters/notices, and if possible upload them.
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Please provide names of other parties to the legal dispute
By other parties we mean the people on the other side of the legal issue (eg. a person, a business).
Other Parties

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Maximum number of parties reached.

Organisation / Individual Name	Party's Phone	Actions
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Please provide any details of a support person or if you have any other instructions about how we contact you.
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Homeless Law Service

Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria

Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria

Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria

Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria

Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria

Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria

Unfortunately, our Homeless Law Service only operates in Victoria

Your housing situation

Unfortunately, Homeless Law cannot provide legal help to people who live in homes that they own

Unfortunately, Homeless Law cannot provide legal help to people who are not at risk of homelessness

Please select the problem types that apply to you

Please select the problem types that apply to you*

Unfortunately we cannot provide legal assistance to people whose only legal issue is criminal law

Unfortunately, Homeless Law can only assist with some types of legal problems

Describe your income

Income and assets too high

Please describe your problem in more detail*

Formal letters or notices

Have you received formal letters or notices about your problem?*

Please provide names of other parties to the legal dispute

Tell us about yourself

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