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.
You may be eligible for the grant if …
You are:
- at least 18 years of age
- 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 an Australian citizen or permanent resident).
You may be eligible for the grant if 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.
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.
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.
Exceptions
The grant may may approved in special circumstances if you:
- are under 18 years of age
- move into the home after one year
- live in the home for less than 6 months.
However, there must be good reasons for you to get the grant.
You might not get the grant if you have entered into a/an:
- oral contract
- instalment arrangement
- rental purchase agreement.
Before applying, check with Queensland Office of State Revenue to see if you are eligible.
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