Remote rent
On 3 December 2025, the High Court of Australia found that the framework previously used to set rent for remote public housing tenants in the Northern Territory (Remote Rent Framework) was not valid.
The department respects this decision and is reviewing rent and carefully working through the implications for remote housing tenants.
Current rent arrangements
In February 2026, the Housing Act 1982 was amended to enable the NT Government to continue to set rent for public housing tenants.
Under the Act, the minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Development has now set rent for remote public housing at the same level as under the previous Remote Rent Framework.
This means there is no change to the amount of rent remote public housing tenants currently pay.
Review of past rent
The department will review rent payments made between February 2023 and February 2026 to make sure they were calculated correctly.
If we identify anything that affects tenants, we will contact you and explain what it means.
Read more about the Remote Rental Framework.
