Grants and subsidies

Financial help and assistance for those in need, including eligibility criteria and entitlements for ongoing and one-off payments rates and subsidies.

Administration Ruling - Payment Arrangements

TAA FHOG 1 - Guidelines the Commissioner follows when considering whether to allow a person to pay their tax by instalments, or allow extra time to pay.
Department of Finance

Apply for a Lotterywest grant

Lotterywest offers grants to not-for-profit organisations and local government authorities, to support the things that make WA an even better place to live.
Lotterywest

Apply for a rebate for pensioners or seniors

If you are a pensioner or senior you can apply to receive a rebate or concession on charges for local government rates and other essential services.
Department of Finance

Apply for a subsidy for operating required medical equipment at home

Apply for a subsidy for electricity costs of life support equipment or temperature control at home.
Department of Finance

Apply for a WA Seniors Card

Permanent Western Australian residents aged 63 years or above who work less than 25 hours per week in paid employment can apply for a WA Seniors Card.
Department of Communities

Apply for an energy concession

Applicants who hold an appropriate concession card may be eligible for a subsidy to assist with their electricity costs.
Department of Finance

Apply for assistance with paying your housing bond

The Housing Authority offers bond assistance and two weeks' rent in advance as an interest-free loan to help people get accommodation in the private rental market.
Department of Communities

Apply for financial assistance for housing

A range of home ownership products are offered through Keystart Home Loans.
Department of Communities

Apply for home buyers assistance

A grant from the Home Buyers Assistance Account reimburses some of the incidental expenses incurred when purchasing a first home in Western Australia.
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Apply for the first home owner grant

The first home owner grant (FHOG) is a one-off payment to assist first home buyers to buy or build a residential property for use as their principal place of residence.
Department of Finance

Apply to pay a first home owner grant debt in instalments

Apply for a payment arrangement to extend the time for repaying the first home owner grant or to pay by instalments.
Department of Finance

Check income eligibility for housing assistance

The Income Eligibility Estimator is a useful tool to identify the different types of housing options and assistance that may be available to those who are eligible.
Department of Communities

Check the progress of your first home owner grant application

Check the status and progress of your first home owner grant (FHOG) application for a one-off payment to assist you buy or build your first property.
Department of Finance

Claim unclaimed monies

Search for unclaimed monies from organisations administered by Australian government agencies.
Department of Treasury

Commissioner's Practices

Explanation and status.
Department of Finance

Duties CP - First Home Owner Concession - Excluded Persons

DA 30 - How the first home owner rate of duty is calculated if an eligible person and an excluded person buy vacant land to subdivide.
Department of Finance

Duties Fact Sheet - First Home Owner Rate

First home buyers may be eligible for the first home owner duty concession.
Department of Finance

FHOG CP - Exemption Where Applicant is Under 18 Years of Age

FHOG 9 - When the Commissioner will consider exempting a grant applicant from the age requirement.
Department of Finance

FHOG CP - Imposition of Penalties

FHOG 3 - Imposition of penalties when a grant is paid to an ineligible applicant in error or they didn't comply with the residence requirement.
Department of Finance

FHOG CP - Substantially Renovated Homes

FHOG 7 - The factors the Commissioner considers when deciding whether or not a home is sustantially renovated.
Department of Finance

FHOG Duties CP - Interests Held Subject To A Trust

FHOG DA 38 - Evidence a grant applicant must provide if they have ever held residential property subject to a trust.
Department of Finance

FHOG Duties CP - Principal Place of Residence

FHOG DA 40 - What will be considered when deciding whether a home is a person's primary residence.
Department of Finance

FHOG Duties CP - Separated Spouses

FHOG DA 37 - Eligibility for a grant if an applicant is separated from their spouse or de facto partner.
Department of Finance

FHOG Duties CP - Variations To Residence Requirements

FHOG DA 39 - What will be considered if a person applies for changes to their required residence period.
Department of Finance

FHOG Fact Sheet - Alternative Proof of Identity

Documents accepted as proof of a person's identity.
Department of Finance

FHOG Form - Application

F-FHOG1 - Apply for a grant and/or pre-approval for the first home owner rate of duty.
Department of Finance

FHOG Form - Boost Extension

F-FHOG6 - Boost payment requirements - extension of time.
Department of Finance

FHOG Form - Boost Payment

F-FHOG5 - Addendum to the FHOG Application Form.
Department of Finance

FHOG Form - Residence Requirements Exemption

F-FHOG3 - Apply to vary the residence requirements.
Department of Finance

FHOG Form - Residence Requirements Reduction or Extension

F-FHOG2 - Apply to vary the residence requirements.
Department of Finance

FHOG Form - Statutory Declaration

Make a statutory declaration.
Department of Finance

FHOG Form - Valuation

F-FHOG4 - Valuation form.
Department of Finance

FHOG Guide

First home owner grant guide.
Department of Finance

FHOG Privacy Statement

Privacy statement in different languages.
Department of Finance

FHOG Ruling - De Facto Partners

FHOG 4 - Determining whether a grant applicant has a de facto partner.
Department of Finance

FHOG Ruling - Reasonable Security of Tenure

FHOG 3 - How to determine whether a person's right under a licence to live in a property is reasonably secure.
Department of Finance

Find a grant

Search for a grant for use around your community. 
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

Find Government concessions, rebates, subsidies and allowances

ConcessionsWA is an easy to use resource where you can search by category, concession type or people group to find rebates, concessions and subsidy schemes.
Department of Communities

Find out if you are eligible for shared home ownership

Opening doors to affordable housing. Offering a range of affordable housing and land options in Western Australia.
Department of Communities

First Home Owner Grant Fact Sheet

Overview of the first home owner grant scheme.
Department of Finance

Make a first home owner grant enquiry

Complete an online enquiry regarding the first home owner grant.
Department of Finance

Make an energy concession extension enquiry

Complete an online enquiry regarding the energy concession extension scheme.
Department of Finance

Make an energy subsidy and rebate enquiry

Complete an online enquiry about the Energy Concession Extension Scheme, Life Support Equipment Energy Subsidy, or Thermoregulatory Dysfunction Subsidy.
Department of Finance

Online Services Portal Terms of Use

Terms and conditions.
Department of Finance

Pay your Housing Authority bond loan

The Housing Authority offers bond assistance and two weeks' rent in advance as an interest-free loan to help people get accommodation in the private rental market. Maximum loan depends on your circumstances.
Department of Communities

Register for first home owner grant seminars or webinars

Face-to-face information sessions that cover various aspects of the first home owner grant (FHOG) and the first home owner rate of duty.
Department of Finance

Repay the first home owner grant

Repay the first home owner grant if you have failed to meet the eligibility and residence requirements.
Department of Finance

Revenue Rulings

Explanation and status.
Department of Finance

State Revenue Customer Service Charter Report

Monitoring our own performance.
Department of Finance

State Revenue eNewsletters

Information about legislative changes, publications and customer education activities.
Department of Finance

Subsidies Fact Sheet - ECES Checklist

Use when applying for the energy concession extension scheme.
Department of Finance

Subsidies Fact Sheet - Energy Concession Extension Scheme

Concession scheme to assist eligible people to meet energy consumption costs.
Department of Finance

Subsidies Fact Sheet - Life Support Equipment

Subsidy to help with life support equipment electricity costs.
Department of Finance

Subsidies Fact Sheet - Pensioners and Seniors Concession

Receive a rebate for, or defer, local government rates, water service charges, emergency services levy and underground electricity charges.
Department of Finance

Subsidies Fact Sheet - Thermoregulatory Dysfunction Energy Subsidy

Financial assistance for persons with thermoregulatory dysfunction, or their dependants, to offset energy costs for controlling the temperature in their home.
Department of Finance

Subsidies Form - Life Support

Life support equipment electricity subsidy scheme.
Department of Finance

Subsidies Form - Thermoregulatory Dysfunction

Thermoregulatory dysfunction energy subsidy scheme.
Department of Finance

Consult services offered by local governments or the Federal Government

If you have not found the information or service you are looking for, you may wish to consult local governments or the Federal Government.

Consult the Federal Government website

Consult MyCouncil