❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Minister for Finance about the number of First Home Owner Grant applications submitted and approved from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of the figures, noting potential discrepancies due to processing timelines.
AnsweredQoN 107Legislative Assembly
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First home owners grant107.Hon Tjorn Sibmato
theminister representing the Minister for Finance:I refer to the first
home owner grant scheme.(1) How many grant applications were submitted and
approved for each of the financial years from 2020–21 to 2023–24
inclusive?(2) How many grant applications have been
submitted and approved during the 2024–25 financial year to date?
theminister representing the Minister for Finance:I refer to the first
home owner grant scheme.(1) How many grant applications were submitted and
approved for each of the financial years from 2020–21 to 2023–24
inclusive?(2) How many grant applications have been
submitted and approved during the 2024–25 financial year to date?
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30 April 2025
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Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided to me by the Minister for Finance.(1)–(2) The first part of this answer is
in tabular form, and I seek leave to have the table incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.First Home
Owner Grant Applications lodgedFirst Home
Owner Grant Applications Paid2020–2113,9499,6152021–226,0928,6392022–233,6924,5152023–244,5973,5482024–25
(YTD)3,2613,289In relation to
these numbers, it is important to note the following. Applications received for
the first home owner grant scheme are lodged within RevenueWA's systems in
seven business days. The number of applications lodged may include applications
received in a prior financial year but then lodged into RevenueWA's systems in
the reported year, and the number of applications paid includes applications
received in a previous financial year that were payable in the reported year
once the applicants qualified to receive the grant.
First home owners grant
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided to me by the Minister for Finance.(1)–(2) The first part of this answer is
in tabular form, and I seek leave to have the table incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.First Home
Owner Grant Applications lodgedFirst Home
Owner Grant Applications Paid2020–2113,9499,6152021–226,0928,6392022–233,6924,5152023–244,5973,5482024–25
(YTD)3,2613,289In relation to
these numbers, it is important to note the following. Applications received for
the first home owner grant scheme are lodged within RevenueWA's systems in
seven business days. The number of applications lodged may include applications
received in a prior financial year but then lodged into RevenueWA's systems in
the reported year, and the number of applications paid includes applications
received in a previous financial year that were payable in the reported year
once the applicants qualified to receive the grant.
First home owners grant
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