Tuesday 14 October 2008 First Home Owners Grant up to $14,000 or $21,000 for New HousesFirst Home Owners Grant for Home Buyers in Australia The normal rate for the First Home Owners Grant is $7000, payable to eligible first home owners. Special Notice from 14 Oct 2008 until June 2009 only, the FHOG will be doubled to $14,000First Home Owners GrantTwo Newspaper stories about this: Economic analysts say the doubling of the first home owners grant for existing houses will do little more than produce an artificial spike in house prices more... The Federal Housing Minister, Jenny Macklin, says doubling the first home buyers grant will not push up the cost of housing. more... | ||||||