Supported Accommodation Program
Zig Zag provides medium-term supported accommodation to young women age 16 to 25 years who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Zig Zag believes appropriate housing is a basic right of all young women and we aim to provide safe, affordable and secure accommodation.
Our accommodation is women's only and is medium-term, which is 3-6 months. We do not have emergency accommodation so we are unable to provide housing straight away.
At Zig Zag we provide supported accommodation which means young women who are housed with us will have a housing support worker to meet with regularly. During the time women are housed with us we work together to find long term housing options and to work towards other goals that women want support with. Some areas of support include: pregnancy or parenting issues; getting into education or employment; access to health services; issues with Centrelink; accessing other housing services; legal issues; accessing counselling or other community services; or linking in with social and recreational groups.
Who is Zig Zag Accommodation for?
• Young women with or without children
• Women aged 16 to 25 years (if you are 15 ½ years old you may also go onto the waiting list)
• Women who have a low income
• Women who have some independent living skills
• Women who wish to live on the Southside of Brisbane
• Women who require some support
• Women who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
Please note:
• Young women who are older than 25 years and 3 months are unable to go onto the waiting list as they may be ineligible by the time a property is available.
• Young women who are working full time are ineligible for Zig Zag housing as it would be difficult to arrange meetings with a support worker.
How to find out about our housing?
If you are looking for accommodation for yourself or a young woman you are supporting you just need to call and ask to speak with a housing worker to see if you are eligible to go onto our waiting list.
To stay current on the waiting list you will need to give us a call every 4 weeks. If you do not contact us for 3 months we will have to remove your name from the list. Due to the amount of housing demand, Zig Zag cannot guareentee accommodation to any young woman just because you are on the waiting list. We encourage you to contact and maintain your place on as many housing services waitlists as you are eligible for. Please download our housing options for young women form that is under the housing tab to assist you to access other housing services.
There are three housing workers at Zig Zag. You can contact the office between the hours of 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday). If a Housing Worker isn’t available, leave a message and we will contact you as soon as possible.
To see the statement of young women’s rights and responsibilities when accessing services at Zig Zag please click here.
To see Zig Zag’s Privacy Statement please click here.
