The first home owner grant was created to help you buy or build your first home. It is a federal initiative that is administered and funded by the state government.

Each person who owns a part of the home must be an applicant.   This includes anyone who is or will be on the title of the property with you. If you have a spouse who will not own any part of the home, you must include them on the application as a non-applicant spouse. All applicants must meet the eligibility criteria, which is:

• the applicant is at least 18 years of age
• the applicant is not a company or a person acting as a trustee
• the applicant is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident (or a joint applicant
• with someone who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident).
• you and your spouse have never been paid the first home owner grant
• before 1 July 2000, not owned residential property in Australia
• from 1 July 2000, not lived in residential property (in Australia) you have owned.

and you will:

• move into the home within one year of buying it
• live in the home for 6 months continuously as your principal place of residence.

To find out more about applying for the first home owners grant in your state, please follow the links below:

General information  click on http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/housing/payments/Pages/FirstHomeOwnersBoost.aspx

Individual state requirements and forms click on http://www.firsthome.gov.au/