Emergency Housing Assistance
Housing Connect (Anglicare)
If you require emergency housing assistance or information on housing options please contact Housing Connect by calling the number below.
The Housing Connect is managed by Anglicare Tasmania and is for anyone who is, or at risk of being, homeless in Southern Tasmania.
Housing Connect website
Address: 159 Collins Street, Hobart
Phone: 1800 800 588
Safe Space (Hobart City Mission)
Safe Space offers 24-hour emergency accommodation as well as other forms of assistance.
The program offers a:
- Day Program in Barrack Street, open 8 am to 6 pm, and is open to all
- Night Program in Davey Street, open 6 pm to 8 am, and available through referral from Housing Connect.
Developed through conversations with real people sleeping on the streets of Hobart Safe Space was launched in Hobart in December 2019 in partnership with The Salvation Army and the Hobart City Council. The program is now funded by the Tasmanian Government, through Homes Tasmania.
Safe Spaces website
Day Space address: 50 Barrack Street, Hobart
Night Space address: 47 Davey Street, Hobart
Phone: 03 6215 4200
Email: info@hobartcitymission.org.au
The Salvation Army Tasmania
Salvation Army Housing provides community housing for those who are homeless or at risk, on low incomes, or with specific support needs. They offer long-term housing, transitional housing, crisis accommodation, rooming house properties and Street to Home program.
The Salvation Army Tasmania employs a Primary Homelessness Support Worker to help the growing number of people sleeping rough in the Greater Hobart area. Street to Home locates the ever-increasing number of people sleeping rough, assesses their needs, and links them with crisis support services.
Salvation Army website
Address: 250 Liverpool Street, Hobart
Phone: 03 6270 0322
Bethlehem House (St Vincent de Paul)
Offering a modern, safe, and compassionate 24-hour accommodation that provides shelter and support for men who are in crisis or experiencing homelessness. Located in central Hobart, Bethlehem House is the largest provider of crisis and transitional accommodation for men experiencing homelessness in Tasmania. It offers Hobart's only 24 hour staffed service catering solely to men.
Bethlehem House website
Address: 225 Harrington Street, Hobart
Phone: 03 6234 4594
Marillac House (St Vincent de Paul)
A low-cost accommodation and support for hospital patients, their families, and carers, especially those traveling long distances from remote areas of Tasmania.
Marillac House website
Address: 97-99 Murray Street, Hobart
Phone: 03 6118 2944
Email: MarillacHouseHobart@vinniestas.org.au
Hobart Women's Shelter
Established in 1974, the Hobart Women's Shelter is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides safe, emergency accommodation and support to women and children who are affected by family violence and/or those experiencing homelessness.
The Hobart Women's Shelter also provide medium-term accommodation (up to 2 years) for families.
Hobart Women's Shelter website
Phone: 03 6273 8455
Colony 47
Colony 47 Provides a range of support services that are focused on assisting young people. This includes accommodation support and parent and children's programs.
Colony 47 website
Address: Suite 3, 175 Collins Street, Hobart
Phone: 1800265669
Email: reception@colony47.com.au