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Tenant Home Ownership Grant

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities

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Funding amountUp to NZD 20,000

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About this funding

The Tenant Home Ownership Grant offers eligible Kāinga Ora tenants a grant of 10% of the purchase price of selected houses, up to a maximum of $20,000, to help them buy the house they currently live in. The grant is not available in high-demand social housing areas including Auckland, Wellington City, Christchurch, Hamilton and Tauranga.

Topics: Business and enterprise

Who can apply

Kāinga Ora tenants who want to buy the house they live in are eligible to apply for this grant. The grant is not available in areas where there is high demand for social housing, including Auckland, Wellington City, Christchurch, Hamilton and Tauranga.

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Where

Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Otago, Southland

Northland: listed as coveredAuckland: not listed as coveredWaikato: listed as coveredBay of Plenty: listed as coveredGisborne: listed as coveredHawke's Bay: listed as coveredTaranaki: listed as coveredManawatū-Whanganui: listed as coveredWellington: not listed as coveredWest Coast: listed as coveredCanterbury: not listed as coveredOtago: listed as coveredSouthland: listed as coveredTasman: listed as coveredNelson: listed as coveredMarlborough: listed as covered
FUNDING COVERAGEWhere this funding is available

Highlighted regions are listed as covered by this funding.

Listed as coveredNot listed as covered

Listed regionsNorthland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Otago, Southland

This is an approximate guide. Some areas within a highlighted region may be excluded; check the funder’s criteria. The map omits the Chatham Islands and some offshore islands.

Map: Stats NZ via geoBoundaries, CC BY 4.0.

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