Case Studies
Helping improve housing outcomes for all Australians
When 73-year-old former beautician Julie moved into her new home in Jimboomba, she felt relief for the first time in years. “I could stop holding my breath,” she said.
Annaleise and Jake, a young couple from the Western Downs region in Queensland, purchased a home through the First Home Guarantee.
On 1 October 2025, the Home Guarantee Scheme was renamed the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme. All home buyer case studies, reports and publications published prior to this date will reference the Home Guarantee Scheme. However, these references can now be read as references to the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme.
‘I never thought that homelessness would happen to me or my family. Divorce, chronic illness, and natural disasters can happen to any of us.’
Forced to sell the family home following a divorce, single working parent Simone faced a challenging rental market.