Under Scott Morrison's new homebuyers grant, you'd need to spend $150,000 on your renovation to get the $25,000.
Under the scheme, couples with a combined income of $200,000 can secure a $25,000 grant to build a new home or for major renovations but only if the contract is worth more than $150,000.
At one point, she was forced to live with her ex-husband simply to make ends meet because they could not afford to run two houses.“I lived with my ex-partner under the same roof after we broke up because we were broke basically. “I managed with food. It was a relief when my son got an apprenticeship because as a chef he used to bring stuff home. But it was things like clothes and shoes, stuff for the kids. It’s exhausting. It was terrible.”“I don’t really want to be separated from my kids. I just don’t know I will ever be employable again,’’ she said.
“That’s bringing more jobs in, more tradies in. And all of this has to go through the proper processes.”
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