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Eligibility Criteria
First Home Owner Grant

Eligibility requirements for the First Home Owners Grant

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 or de facto partner (includes same sex partners) 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.

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRANT IF:

You are:

-		at least 18 years of age (or a joint applicant with someone who is)
-		not a company or a person acting as a trustee
-		an Australian citizen or a permanent resident (or a joint applicant with someone who is).

You may be eligible for the grant if:

-		you are purchasing a home with the CEO Housing under the HOMESTART NT scheme (the CEO is not required to be an applicant)
-		you are a trustee of a trust (other than a discretionary or unit trust) and all the beneficiaries are individuals under a legal disability who will live in the home as their principal place of residence
-		with the permission of the owner of a farming property or a relative, are building a home on their land.

You and your spouse have:

-		never been paid and have retained the first home owner grant from any State or Territory of Australia
-		before 1 July 2000, not owned residential property in Australia
-		from 1 July 2000, not lived in residential property in Australia that was acuired on or after that date

You:

-		are purchasing or building a home and the consideration for, or the value of the home is not more than $750 000 (includes the unencumbered value of the land on which the home is to be built Note: This criteria applies from 1 January 2010.
-		will move into the home within one year of buying it existing lease of less than a year, from the expiry of the lease) or completing construction.
-		will live in the home for 6 months continuously as your principal place of residence

EXEMPTIONS

TRO may approve the grant in special circumstances if:

-		all applicants are under 18 years of age
-		you move into the home after one year
-		live in the home for less than 6 months.
-		not all of the applicants can move into home
-		you are separated from your spouse and their prior or current interests render you ineligible for the grant.

You might not get the grant if:

-		the building cannot lawfully be occupied or is not suitable for use as a home.
-		the home is purchased subject to an existing lease of 12 months or more.

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