First Home Owner Grant

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2009-10 Commonwealth budget

The First Home Owners Boost will be extended for six months until the end of December 2009. The eligibility criteria and application process have not changed.

Between 1 July and 30 September, eligible first home buyers will receive $7 000 plus either $7 000 to purchase an established home or $14 000 to purchase or build a new home.
Between 1 October and 31 December, eligible first home buyers will receive $7 000 plus either $3 500 to purchase an established home or $7 000 to purchase or build a new home.
From January 1 2010, the First Home Owner Boost will cease but eligible first home buyers will continue to receive the First Home Owner Grant of $7 000 regardless of whether they are buying an established home or buying or building a new home.

New grant values and cut-off dates (pdf)...

First Home Owner Grant Increase

The Australian Government has announced a First Home Owner Boost. The Australian Government announcement says that effective from 14 October 2008:

first home owners who purchase established homes will receive double the existing grant, taking the grant to $14,000; and
first home buyers who build a new home or purchase a newly constructed home will receive triple the existing grant, taking their grant to $21,000.

It is expected that once the detailed arrangements are finalised, the Tasmanian State Revenue Office (SRO) will administer the First Home Owner Boost scheme on behalf of the Australian Government for properties purchased or constructed in Tasmania. In anticipation of administering the scheme, the SRO has determined that applications for the FHOG for established homes will automatically be considered applications for the Boost. In addition, the SRO has created an addendum to the application form for newly constructed homes to apply for the Boost. Further information on how to apply can be found here.

This site contains information about the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) scheme and the Federal Government’s First Home Owners Boost (FHOB) scheme. Both schemes are administered by the Tasmanian State Revenue Office. The information contained in this site relates only to the FHOG and FHOB for residential properties purchased or constructed in Tasmania.

If you wish to purchase a property in another State or Territory, the application and payment process may vary from the process in Tasmania. Information relating to other States or Territories can be accessed through the Links option in the menu.

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