Author: Ben Robertson
With a view to encouraging the commencement of new home builds and renovations the Federal Government has announced a stimulus package named “HomeBuilder” which is available to eligible occupier-owners, including first home buyers.
With a view to encouraging the commencement of new home builds and renovations the Federal Government has announced a stimulus package named “HomeBuilder” which is available to eligible occupier-owners, including first home buyers.
The HomeBuilder package provides a grant of $25,000 to be used for the construction of a new home or for substantial renovation of an existing home.
We have set out the HomeBuilder criteria below.
Contract Timing
The construction contracts must be signed between 4 June 2020 and 31 December 2020.
Construction must commence within three months after the date of the construction contract.
Eligibility
The eligibility criteria to qualify for the HomeBuilder grant are:
- Applicant must be a natural person and not a company or a trust;
- Applicant must be at least 18 years of age;
- Applicant must be an Australian citizen;
- Applicant must meet either of the following income caps:
- $125,000 per annum for an individual applicant based on 2018-19 tax return or later; or
- $200,000 per annum for a couple based on both 2018-19 tax return or later.
- Applicant must enter into the building contract between 4 June 2020 and 31 December 2020, and the building contract must be either to:
- Build a new home as a principal place of residence, where the property value; does not exceed $750,000; or
- Substantially renovate the Applicant’s principal place of residence where the renovation contract is between $150,000 and $750,000 and where the value of the existing property does not exceed $1.5M.
- Build a new home as a principal place of residence, where the property value; does not exceed $750,000; or
- Construction must commence within three months of the contract date.
Next Steps
If you need assistance with the HomeBuilder package please do not hesitate to contact us.
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