Find out about the First Home Owners Grant and eligibility
First Home Owner Grant
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To be eligible for the First Home Owners Grant;
at least one of the applicants must be an Australian citizen or have permanent residency in Australia.
none of the applicants must have previously owned a home anywhere in Australia. If an applicant's spouse or de-facto partner has previously owned a home, no grant will be available.
applicants must occupy the home purchased as their principal place of residence.
except in the case of legal disability, applicants must be natural persons (that is not a company).
everyone with an interest in the home is considered an applicant.
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As part of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the reform of Commonwealth-State Financial Relations, the states and territories established the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) in June 2000 to provide financial assistance to Australians buying their first
home.
The FHOG was introduced on 1 July 2000 to offset the effect of the goods and services tax on home ownership. It is a national scheme funded by the states and territories and administered under their own legislation.
Under the scheme, a one-off grant of $10,000 will be given to first home owners who sign a contract to build or purchase a new home, and owner builders that commence laying foundations for the construction of a home.
There is no longer a grant eligible for first home buyers who purchase an established home.
A copy of the Act can be purchased from the State Law Publisher, 10 William Street, Perth.
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