Improved Home Loan Assistance
Improved Home Loan Assistance:
The Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (DHOAS) is a home loan subsidy scheme for eligible current and former serving members, who served on or after 1 July 2008.
A major objective of the scheme is to improve current retention and recruitment rates.
This is supported by providing:
- home ownership assistance that reflects the contemporary housing and home finance markets, and
- progressively higher levels of assistance for eligible members serving beyond critical career points.
For more information regarding the scheme, including a loan calculator tool, go to: http://www.dhoas.gov.au
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