Changes are coming to the First Home Loan insurance premium - 22 May 2025

From 1 July 2025, the insurance premium for new First Home Loan borrowers increases from 0.5% to 1.2% of the loan value. Borrowers can choose to pay this upfront or across the lifetime of the loan.

This change only applies to new First Home Loan applications submitted after 1 July 2025 and does not affect earlier applications. This means existing First Home Loan borrowers stay at the 0.5% premium rate.

For people partway through the application process, the premium will remain at 0.5% if the application is submitted before or on 1 July 2025 and an offer is made on a property before the application approval expires.

If you have further questions about the First Home Loan, please call the Kāinga Ora Customer Support Centre on 0800 801 601 or get in touch with your bank. Or read the First Home Loan Insurance Premium Changes FAQs.

O se galuega tele le tau faaputu o se tupe faamau mo se muai fale o fia faatau, ma o le tele o faalapotopotoga fai nonogatupe e moomia le 20% o le maualalo faatulagaina o se tupe faamau. Peitai na o le 5% le aofaiga o le tupe faamau e moomia mo se Faaunegatupe Muai Fale Faatau, ma e sili atu ona faigofie ona maua ai se muai fale faatau.

E tuuina atu Faaunegatupe Muai Fale Faatau mai faletupe ma isi faalapotopotoga fai nonogatupe, ma e faamaonia e Kāinga Ora. O se aiaiga lea e mafai ai e le faalapotopotoga fai nonogatupe ona tuuina atu se faaunegatupe e masani ai ona lē faatagaina mai tulaga masani mo nonogatupe.

Afai ua e manatu ai e talosaga se Faaunegatupe Muai Fale Faatau, faatalanoa tulaga moomia ma tulaga e patino ia te oe ma le faalapotopotoga fai nonogatupe faamauina.

Uma na faafou le itulau: 22 May 2025