WA Builders cheer HomeBuilder extension

Housing Minister Michael Sukkar and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg have announced an extension of
the construction commencement deadline under the HomeBuilder program and now all
HomeBuilder applicants will have 18 months to commence construction from the date the contract
was signed.
John Gelavis, Master Builders Executive Director said “Thousands of West Australians can now be
sure that they will receive HomeBuilder grants with the Federal Government’s extension of the
construction start date.”
“The scale of the HomeBuilder success was significant with, 17,752 West Australians applying for
the scheme. When combined with the WA Building Bonus, this has created unprecedented demand
throughout the residential building industry and impacted the entire building and construction
sector leading to builders being hit with trade shortages, time delays, cost increases in building
products.”
“This massive demand created the risk that thousands of HomeBuilder applicants could miss out on
the grants because builders could not meet the construction start date requirements.”
“Thanks to this move by the Federal Government, thousands of HomeBuilder applicants in WA and
around the nation can now breathe a huge sigh of relief.”
“This will help WA builders and tradies maximise and manage the extraordinary success of
HomeBuilder and the WA Building Bonus, which had its construction timeframe extended last year.”