June - 2020

B L O G

Something we really value at Blessing Bags is awareness raising in the form of education. Part of the work we do is making people aware of issues in our society and how they can make a difference. Some of these key issues include: people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, people struggling in low socioeconomic areas and asylum seekers and refugee settlement.

This section of our website will include both opinion and informative pieces on these issues. Our hope is that people will read these pieces, learn something new and be inspired to do something.

Blessing Bags Statement: Federal Government 'HomeBuilder' program

On June 4 2020 the Federal Government announced the HomeBuilder scheme will provide all eligible homeowners with a grant of $25,000 to build a new home or substantially renovate an existing home until December 31 2020. Home owners are subject to eligibility criteria, including: Income caps of $125,000 for singles and $200,000 for couples based on their latest assessable income A national dwelling price cap for new built homes of $750,000 A renovation price range of $150,000 u