Public housing safety

Everyone deserves to feel safe living in and around social housing.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Community Development has range of programs, services and supports in place to help keep social housing tenants, neighbours and communities safe.

Public housing safety policies

As part of the NT Government’s commitment to strengthening community safety, the transition from the Public Housing Safety Officer (PHSO) model to the Police Public Safety Officer (PPSO) model is underway.

Read more about the transition.

This policy outlines tenants’ responsibilities for managing visitors and the support available to assist with this.

This policy introduces the Three Strikes System, replacing the red card demerit points system.

Tenants may receive 1, 2 or 3 strikes depending on the severity of substantiated anti-social behaviour. Serious incidents may result in legal action to terminate a tenancy.

The department and the NT Police have an agreement to work closely together to respond to antisocial behaviour in and around public housing properties.

For more information on these programs, services and policies, including Public Housing Safety Officers, reporting antisocial behaviour, tenant responsibilities and the department’s red card policy, go to the Northern Territory Government website.

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