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(4) Refer to response 1. To collate any further information would be an unreasonable diversion of resources.

(5) Not applicable.

(6) Information regarding funding recipients is publicly made available through related media activities and detailed in the Annual Report. The conditions attached to these grants are generally not disclosed publicly other than via the general applicant information which is contained within the published grant funding guidelines for each program.

Attachment D

Question 621: Treasurer

The ACT Revenue Office administers the First Home Owner Grant (program commenced 1 July 2000) and the Homebuilder Grant (program commenced 4 June 2020). Payments of the First Home Owner Grant ceased in the ACT on 1 July 2019. The ACT Revenue Office continues to administer the Grant however for transactions entered into on or before 30 June 2019.

COVID-19 Hardship Payments were administered in 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Please note while the annual report discloses grants for COVID-19 Quarantine Costs they are not traditional grants, as they are cost recovery reimbursements made to other jurisdictions for

COVID-19 quarantine accommodation for ACT residents.

(2) For each grant program referred to in part (1):

First Home Owner Grant

(a) what was is the purpose of the grant program?

The First Home Owner Grant program provides financial assistance to eligible persons buying their first home.

The HomeBuilder Grant is a national program that provides support to the residential construction sector as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACT Revenue Office administers the program in relation to eligible ACT properties for the Commonwealth.

(b) how much money was budgeted for the grant program in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19, (iv) 2019-20, (v) 2020-21, and (vi) 2021-22?

This information is comprised in ACT Budget Papers https://www.treasury.act.gov.au/budget/previous-act-budgets. For ease of reference, the amounts have been tabled below:

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