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Farm Household Allowance and financial assessment guidelines

Farm Household Allowance factsheets

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2023

The Farm Household Allowance (FHA) factsheets provide a high-level view of the FHA program for potential applicants. They should be read in conjunction with the FHA guidelines and the relevant legislation. The factsheets reflect the legislation as at March 2021.

  • The Farm Household Allowance factsheet provides a general overview of the FHA program.
  • The Farm Household Allowance – Assets and income explained factsheet provides details on asset and income limits applying to FHA applicants.
  • The Farm Household Allowance – Training Providers and the $10,000 Activity Supplement factsheet contains information on how training providers can assist FHA recipients achieve their goals.

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Farm Household Allowance factsheet (PDF 401 KB)
Farm Household Allowance factsheet (DOCX 259 KB)

Farm Household Allowance – Assets and income explained (PDF 79 KB)
Farm Household Allowance – Assets and income explained (DOCX 640 KB)

Farm Household Allowance – Training Providers and the $10,000 Activity Supplement (PDF 647 KB)
Farm Household Allowance – Training Providers and the $10,000 Activity Supplement (DOCX 262 KB)

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Farm Household Allowance guidelines

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2022

The Farm Household Allowance (FHA) guidelines provide a high-level view of the policy for FHA and are used by the Australian Government to assist in the assessment of applications. They should be read in conjunction with the relevant legislation.

For queries and/ or additional guidance, please email the FHA Team.

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Farm Household Allowance Guidelines (PDF 1.1 MB)
Farm Household Allowance Guidelines (DOCX 1.3 MB)

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Farm Financial Assessment–Companion Guide

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2022

The Farm Financial Assessment (FFA) is a comprehensive assessment of the financial position of a farm enterprise and the person who is applying for Farm Household Allowance. It has multiple parts, some of which are completed by the person and some by the person’s financial assessor.

The Companion Guide assists farmers and their financial assessors to complete an FFA. The Companion Guide explains each question in Parts A, B, C and D of the FFA and provides guidance to answering them, including worked examples and definitions of terms used in the FFA.

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Farm Financial Assessment - Companion Guide (PDF 696 KB)
Farm Financial Assessment - Companion Guide (DOCX 531 KB)

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