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.

‘E lava ke faingata‘a hono ma‘u ‘a e tipōsiti ki ho‘o fuofua fakatau ‘apí, ‘i hono fiema‘u ko ia ‘e he ngaahi kautaha noó ‘i he lolotongá ni ha tipōsiti ‘oku ‘ikai toe si‘isi‘i hifo ‘i he 20%. Ka ‘i hono ma‘u ha Nō ki ha Fuofua Fakatau ‘Apí te ke fiema‘u pē ha tipōsiti 5%, ‘a ia ‘oku ‘uhinga ia ko hono ma‘u ho fuofua ‘apí ‘e ki‘i faingofua ange.

‘Oku tuku atu ‘a e ngaahi Nō ki ha Fuofua Fakatau ‘Apí ‘e ha ngaahi pangikē mo e ngaahi kautaha nō kehe kuo fili, pea fakamo‘oni ki ai ‘a e Kāinga Ora. ‘Oku faka‘atā ai heni ‘a e kautaha noó ke ne ‘oatu ha ngaahi nō ‘e ala lava ke ‘i tu‘a ‘i he ‘enau ngaahi tu‘unga ki he noó.

Kapau ‘okú ke fie ‘ilo ki ha Nō ki ha Fuofua Fakatau ‘Api, fakatalanoa ki ha kautaha nō ‘oku kau mai fekau‘aki mo ho‘o ngaahi fiema‘ú mo ho ngaahi tūkunga fakatāutahá.

Kuo fakafo‘ou ‘a e peesí: 22 Mē 2025