Am I eligible to apply for the latest GSH (GSH 2024)?
Hong Kong Housing Authority & Housing DepartmentOnly Green Form applicants can apply for GSH. Eligibility Criteria for GSH2024:
| Eligible Applicants | Ineligible Applicants |
|---|---|
| Households of Public Rental Housing (PRH) units under the HA (the date of commencement of their tenancies must be on or before the closing date of application (i.e. 6 August 2025)) |
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| Households of Group A Rental Estates (Rental Estates) or Elderly Persons Flats under the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) (the date of commencement of their tenancies must be on or before the closing date of application (i.e. 6 August 2025)) |
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| Holders of a valid “Green Form Certificate (GFC) – Applicable to Sale of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme Flats Only” issued by the Housing Department (HD) / the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) | - |
| Recipients of Rent Allowance for the Elderly Scheme (RAES) administered by the HA (the recipients or any member of the family have not breached any clause of their Rent Allowance Agreement) | - |
Income and Asset Limits of GSH 2024
| Category of Applicants | Income and asset limits |
|---|---|
| Not applicable |
| Applicants under the “Civil Servant Public Housing Quota” who are holders of valid GFC | Not applicable |
Applicants holding valid GFC (Except GFC holders under the “Civil Servant Public Housing Quota”) | Total monthly household income and total net asset value must not exceed |
| Recipients of RAES administered by the HA |
"Restrictions on Ownership of Domestic Property" of GSH 2024
Applicants and all family member(s) listed in the application form must fulfill the following requirements of restrictions on ownership of domestic property in Hong Kong (note):
- For applications of Household of PRH unit(s) under the HA or Household of Rental Estate tenant(s) or Elderly Person Flats under the HKHS, the applicants and family member(s) listed in the application form, during the period from 24 months (i.e. 7 August 2023) preceding the closing date for submitting the application and up to the date of signing the Agreement for Sale and Purchase (ASP) for a flat under this sale exercise, should not own any domestic property in Hong Kong
- GFC holders or RAES recipients are still subject to restrictions on ownership of domestic property of the relevant applications/ schemes (such as PRH applications). Up to the time of purchase of signing the ASP, should not own any domestic property in Hong Kong;
(Note) Domestic properties include any domestic property, uncompleted private domestic property, rooftop structures approved by the Buildings Department, domestic building lots and small house grants approved by the Lands Department in Hong Kong.
For details of the eligibility criteria, please visit GSH 2024 website or refer to GSH 2024 Application Guide.
Last update: 16 Jul 2025
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