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Eligibility

You must meet all the eligibility criteria to apply for a grant.

You may be asked to supply documentation to support your eligibility claims as part of the application process, or as part of an audit process to confirm your claims are true and correct.

  1. Applicants must be the owner(s) of the land upon which the ancillary dwelling is built.

    All interested parties (i.e. all title holders) must be named as applicants.

  2. Applicants that are natural persons must be aged over 18 years.

    The applicant does not need to be a natural person. However, an applicant that is a natural person must be aged over 18 years. The program will be open to all types of entities including, for example, companies and trusts which hold residential property.

  3. There may only be one grant issued per title.

    This will prevent a landowner from claiming the grant to build an ancillary dwelling on a property where a previous dwelling has been built with Ancillary Building Grant assistance.

  4. Applicants must not have claimed the grant previously.

    Applicants are eligible for one grant only under this program. This is to prevent a landowner claiming the grant for multiple properties. This criterion will ensure the grant is distributed to the greatest number of applicants.

  5. Applicants cannot apply for the grant in conjunction with a HomeBuilder grant and/or First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) build.

    Applicants cannot claim this grant for the same title where building is currently underway and funded by a HomeBuilder grant and/or FHOG.

    Applicants that have previously claimed HomeBuilder and/or FHOG in relation to their principal place of residence or a previous residence are eligible for this grant.

  6. The dwelling must be an ancillary dwelling.

    That is, it must be a dwelling:

    • on residential property which only has a single dwelling;
    • with a floor area of less than 60m2;
    • that is self-contained and separate to a primary dwelling (detached, semi-detached and internal); and
    • that shares access and parking, and water, sewerage, gas, electricity and telecommunications connections and meters with that primary dwelling.

  7. The ancillary dwelling must be a new project.

    To be awarded a grant the project must deliver a new ancillary dwelling. This may include a standalone structure or the conversion of all or part of an existing structure to create an ancillary dwelling.

    To qualify, the building works must neither have commenced, nor been contracted, prior to the announcement of this grant program on 16 March 2021.

  8. The value of the works to be undertaken must exceed $20 000

    Applicants must spend more than $20 000 on the ancillary dwelling project (that is, the $10 000 grant plus at least $10 000 of the applicant’s own funds) and may need to provide evidence of the total expenditure.

  9. The ancillary dwelling must be completed within two years of signing of the grant deed.

    The grant deed will require applicants to state their intention to complete building of the ancillary dwelling within two years of signing of the grant deed.

  10. Following completion of the build, the ancillary dwelling must be made available for long‑term rental and rented within three months.

    The grant deed will require applicants to state their intention to lease the ancillary dwelling as part of a long-term tenancy arrangement within the meaning of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997, for a fixed cumulative period of at least 24 months. This grant does not support building ancillary dwellings for short term holiday rentals.

  11. The tenancy agreement must be on arm’s length terms in relation to the rent amount being charged.

    There will be no requirement for the applicant to advertise through a particular mechanism or to provide the lease to a third (unrelated) party to fulfil this requirement. However, the agreement must be made on arm’s length terms having regard to current market conditions.