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Grants and schemes

Find out about grants, assistance schemes for first home buyers, and rebates or stamp duty refunds for purchasers of electric vehicles.

Home buyers

Are you eligible for home buying assistance?

  • House hunters can now use the Home Buyer Assistance Finder on nsw.gov.au to easily check their eligibility for the two main programs provided by the NSW Government.
  • This new online tool provides an indication of whether you can apply.

First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme

If you’re a first home buyer, you may be entitled to a concessional rate of transfer duty or even an exemption from paying it altogether under the First Home Buyers Assistance scheme (FHBAS).

Learn more about the First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme.

First Home Owner Grant

If the first home you’re buying is a newly built or substantially renovated house, townhouse, apartment, unit or similar, or a house and land package with a comprehensive building contract, you may be eligible for a $10,000 grant.

Learn more about the First Home Owner Grant.

Electric vehicles

Electric Vehicle Rebate

The NSW Government will offer $3,000 rebates for the first 25,000 new full battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), purchased for a dutiable value of less than $68,750 that are registered on or after 1 September 2021.

Learn more about the Electric Vehicle Rebate.

Electric Vehicle Stamp Duty Refund

The NSW Government will reimburse the stamp duty paid on purchases of new or used full battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), with a dutiable value up to and including $78,000, registered between 1 September 2021 and 14 August 2022.

Learn more about the Electric Vehicle Stamp Duty Refund.

Previous schemes

Grants which have now closed, including Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper, or schemes relating to small business, regional relocations and bushfire relief.

Learn more about these previous schemes.