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First home owner boost

The First Home Owner Boost applies to property purchased between 14 October 2008 and 31 December 2009.

The First Home Owner Boost gave buyers who qualified for the First Home Owner Grant a once-off additional payment of up to $14,000.

The amount you were entitled to depended on when you bought your home and whether it was an established or new home.

Purchase dateEstablished homesNew homes
Between 14 October 2008 and 30 September 2009 $7,000 $14,000
Between 1 October 2009 and 31 December 2009 $3,500 $7,000

Eligibility

To qualify, you needed to be eligible for the First Home Owner Grant. You also had to meet some additional requirements.

Newly constructed homes

If your home was already constructed, it was considered new if:

  • It had never been sold until you purchased it
  • it had never been lived in, including by the builder or a tenant.

Homes may also have been considered new if they were substantially renovated prior to sale. This required that:

  • most or all of the building was removed and replaced
  • your purchase was the first time the home was sold after the renovations
  • it hadn’t been lived in since being renovated, including by the builder or a tenant.

Building a new home

If your home was constructed on land you purchased, you were only eligible for the new home boost if construction began within 26 weeks after buying the land and it was completed within 18 months.

Homes bought off the plan

If you bought a home off the plan, you’re eligible for the new home boost if you signed a contract between:

  • 14 October 2008 and 30 June 2009 and construction was complete by 1 January 2011
  • 1 July and 30 September 2009 and construction was complete by 31 March 2011
  • 1 October and 31 December 2009 and construction was complete by 30 June 2011.

Built your own home

If you built a new home as an owner/builder, you are only eligible for the new home boost if construction:

  • began between 14 October 2008 and 31 December 2009
  • was finished within 18 months.

Rescinded contracts

The First Home Owner Boost doesn’t apply when a contract to purchase a home replaces a rescinded contract for the same home signed before 14 October 2008. This also applies for contracts to build the same home or a substantially similar home.

How to apply

To apply for the First Home Owner Boost, download and complete the First Home Owner Grant application form (PDF, 487 KB).

If you’re applying for the new home boost, also complete the Addendum for First Home Owner Boost Scheme.

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