Housing NSW

Housing NSW
Agency overview
Formed	11 June 2008; (as Housing NSW); 20 February 1942; (as the Housing Commission of New South Wales); April 1912; (as NSW Housing Board);
Preceding agencies	New South Wales Department of Housing (1986–2008); Housing Commission of New South Wales (1942–1985); New South Wales Housing Board (1912–1942);
Type	Government agency
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	Sydney
Minister responsible	Minister for Families and Communities;
Parent department	New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice
Key document	Housing Act 2001 (NSW);

Housing NSW, formerly the Housing Commission of New South Wales and before that the New South Wales Housing Board, was an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice that was responsible for the provision and management of public housing services with the aim to prevent homelessness in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The agency was established pursuant to the Housing Act 2001 (NSW).

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