South Australian Housing Trust

South Australian Housing Trust
Agency overview
Formed1936
JurisdictionGovernment of South Australia
Parent departmentDepartment of Human Services
Websitehttps://dhs.sa.gov.au/services/sa-housing-authority

The South Australian Housing Trust (SAHT) is an independent statutory authority originally established by the Government of South Australia responsible for providing low-cost rental housing to working people and their families, as a means of supporting industrial development in the state prior to World War II. Following the end of the war its role expanded to become a large-scale developer and public housing authority, but since the 1980s this has been curtailed. From the early 2000s to 1 July 2018 SAHT Services were administered through Housing SA, a division within the Department for Human Services. From 1 July 2018 Housing SA and Renewal SA were merged into the South Australian Housing Authority.[1]

  1. ^ Inclusion, Department for Communities and Social. "SA Housing Authority". dhs.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 11 July 2018.