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    HomeBuilder grant

    The Homebuilder Grant is closed. This page has information on what the eligibility and requirements were for the grant.

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      The Australian Government HomeBuilder grant provided eligible individuals and couples with a grant towards building or buying a new home or substantially renovating an existing home that they owned and occupied. Applicants had until 30 June 2025 to complete their application.

      The grant was:

      • $25,000 for contracts signed between 4 June and 31 December 2020
      • $15,000 for contracts signed between 1 January and 31 March 2021.

      Obligations

      If you received the grant, there are certain obligations you must meet to keep it.

      • You must move into your new home as your principal place of residence after the final inspection certificate or certificate of occupancy
        Certificate of occupancy

        HomeBuilder grant

        This document proves that your home is approved as a class 1b to 9 dwelling. It’s usually provided by a building certifier.

        Learn about the stages of a building inspection.

         has been issued and live there continuously for 6 months.
      • You can rent out one or more rooms in the home during this 6-month period, as long as this arrangement doesn’t affect your use of the home. However, renting out any rooms in the first year after you first move in may affect your eligibility for a transfer duty home concession.

      We may ask you to verify that you have met these requirements later, by providing us with documents that support the period of occupancy for all applicants.

      If you are unable to meet these requirements, you must tell us within 14 days of your change in circumstances. To do this, send an email using the online enquiry form and select Home buyer grants as the subject of enquiry. Depending on your circumstances, you may have to pay back the grant.

      Eligibility criteria

      As an applicant, you were required to meet the following eligibility criteria.

      • You must have had an eligible transaction.
      • You must not have previously received a HomeBuilder grant in any state or territory of Australia.
      • You must have been at least 18 years of age. (Companies and trusts could not apply.)
      • You must have been an Australian citizen at the time you applied for the grant.
      • Your 2018–19 or 2019–20 annual taxable income must have been:
        • $125,000 for an individual
          or
        • $200,000 for a couple.
      • You must have been the registered owner on the title.
        Registration confirmation statement

        HomeBuilder grant

        This is the document that proves that you were recorded as the registered owner(s) of the property at the time you acquire it.

        Contact Titles Queensland for a current title search (to show you own the property) if you don’t have this document.
      • The home was your principal place of residence after completion or settlement.

      Eligible transactions

      Each of the following were eligible transactions for the grant.

      • You had a comprehensive building contract
        Comprehensive home building contract

        HomeBuilder grant

        A comprehensive building contract is a contract with a licensed builder to build a home, from commencement to completion of construction so that it is ready for occupation.

         to build a new home
        New home

        HomeBuilder grant

        A new home is one that has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence. Construction must have commenced on or after 4 June 2020.

         to live in.
      • The contract was with a licensed builder, whose licence began before:
        • 4 June 2020 for contracts signed before 29 November 2020
        • 29 November 2020 for contracts signed on or after that date.
      • The contract was signed between 4 June 2020 and 31 March 2021.
      • The contract was entered into at arm’s length
        Arm’s length

        A contract is at ‘arm’s length’ when it is made by 2 parties acting freely and independently of each other, and without offering favour as a result of some special relationship, such as being related to one another. The terms of the contract should be commercially reasonable, and the contract price should not be deflated or inflated compared to the fair market price.

        Where parties are related to each other, the applicant may be required to show that the transaction is at a fair market price. This could be done, for example, by obtaining a professional opinion from another builder, as to the value of the construction work.

         or otherwise at a fair market price.
      • The amount paid (including GST) to build your new home, plus the value of the land and any existing structures, was $750,000 or less.
      • You were the registered owner
        Registration confirmation statement

        HomeBuilder grant

        This is the document that proves that you were recorded as the registered owner(s) of the property at the time you acquire it.

        Contact Titles Queensland for a current title search (to show you own the property) if you don’t have this document.

         on the title when the foundations were laid and the first progress payment was made. (In some situations, the grant may have been paid where title registration was delayed due to factors outside of your control.)
      • Excavation and site preparation
        Excavation and site preparation

        HomeBuilder grant

        This includes

        • clearing (e.g. vegetation, existing structures)
        • rehabilitation of land to comply with environmental regulations
        • excavation or removal of rock and soil
        • site cut and fill.

        The date excavation and site preparation commenced for:

        • building a home is the date this work starts for your build
        • buying a home is the date the seller (or a third party engaged on their behalf) starts this work.
         for your new home commenced within 18 months of signing the contract.

      This included new homes
      New home

      HomeBuilder grant

      A new home is one that has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence. Construction must have commenced on or after 4 June 2020.

       and off-the-plan
      Off the plan

      HomeBuilder grant

      An off-the-plan purchase is a single contract to buy a new home and the interest in the land, which is a proposed lot on an unregistered plan resulting from a subdivision. In some cases, the property may not have been built yet. For example, the purchase of a unit in a unit block, where the unit’s individual lot and plan description will not be available until the strata title has been registered.

      You do not have an off-the-plan contract to purchase if you have both a vacant land contract and a building contract.

       purchases.
      • The licensed builder must have held a licence before:
        • 4 June 2020 for contracts signed before 29 November 2020
        • 29 November 2020 for contracts signed on or after that date.
      • The contract was entered into at arm’s length
        Arm’s length

        A contract is at ‘arm’s length’ when it is made by 2 parties acting freely and independently of each other, and without offering favour as a result of some special relationship, such as being related to one another. The terms of the contract should be commercially reasonable, and the contract price should not be deflated or inflated compared to the fair market price.

        Where parties are related to each other, the applicant may be required to show that the transaction is at a fair market price. This could be done, for example, by obtaining a professional opinion from another builder, as to the value of the construction work.

         or otherwise at a fair market price.
      • The contract was signed between 4 June 2020 and 31 March 2021.
      • The contract price was $750,000 (including GST) or less.
      • Excavation and site preparation
        Excavation and site preparation

        HomeBuilder grant

        This includes

        • clearing (e.g. vegetation, existing structures)
        • rehabilitation of land to comply with environmental regulations
        • excavation or removal of rock and soil
        • site cut and fill.

        The date excavation and site preparation commenced for:

        • building a home is the date this work starts for your build
        • buying a home is the date the seller (or a third party engaged on their behalf) starts this work.
         for your new home commenced on or after 4 June 2020. If excavation and site preparation had not commenced when the contract was entered into, it must have commenced within 18 months of signing the contract.

      • Your substantial renovation
        Substantial renovation

        A substantial renovation alters an existing dwelling to make the property more livable and improve its accessibility or safety.

        It also includes demolishing an existing home and building a new home on the land.

        For the HomeBuilder grant:

        • the value of property before renovation (house and land) must be less than $1.5 million
        • the contracted renovations cost between $150,000 and $750,000 (including GST).
         contract was with a licensed builder, whose licence began before:
        • 4 June 2020 for contracts signed before 29 November 2020
        • 29 November 2020 for contracts signed on or after that date.
      • The contract was signed between 4 June 2020 and 31 March 2021.
      • The contract was entered into at arm’s length
        Arm’s length

        A contract is at ‘arm’s length’ when it is made by 2 parties acting freely and independently of each other, and without offering favour as a result of some special relationship, such as being related to one another. The terms of the contract should be commercially reasonable, and the contract price should not be deflated or inflated compared to the fair market price.

        Where parties are related to each other, the applicant may be required to show that the transaction is at a fair market price. This could be done, for example, by obtaining a professional opinion from another builder, as to the value of the construction work.

         or otherwise at a fair market price.
      • You were the owner of the property when you entered into the contract.
      • The value of property before renovation (house and land) was less than $1.5 million.
      • The contracted renovations cost between $150,000 and $750,000 (including GST).
      • Building work under the contract commenced within 18 months of signing the contract.
      • You did not perform any of the construction work yourself under the contract.
      • You must have been invoiced for and paid at least $150,000 (including GST) in construction costs under your contract by 30 June 2025.

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      Last updated: 26 August 2025