FHOGS is available to applicants who meet the following criteria: • you and/or your spouse/de facto must never have received the grant previously • you and/or your spouse/de facto must never have owned a residential property, either jointly, separately, or with any other person anywhere in Australia BEFORE 1st July 2000 • you and/or your spouse/de facto must never have owned AND OCCUPIED a residential property, either jointly, separately, or with any other person anywhere in Australia AFTER 1st July 2000, i.e. if you have purchased an investment property (a property you have not lived in) since that date, you are still eligible for FHOGS. This means you can still receive the $7,000 grant when you purchase your first owner occupied property. You will not, however, receive the stamp duty concession from the State Government in this case • each applicant must be an individual – i.e. not a company or trust • each applicant must be at least 16 years of age • at least one applicant must be a permanent resident or Australian citizen • at least one of the applicants must occupy the home as their principle place of residence for a continuous period of six months, commencing within 12 months of settlement.