A guide to the free cash that boosts your home deposit

Each week the NZ Herald's Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's what financial help is available to first home buyers. Hosted by Frances Cook <br /><br />So the government has had a jiggle around of what's available to help first home buyers, but is it enough? <br /><br />We all know it's tough out there, and house prices just seem to keep racing away.<br /><br />More people can now access free cash to boost their house deposit. <br /><br />There are also some schemes that already existed, that you can combine these with to try to get you over the line. <br /><br />But how do you know if it's enough for your personal situation?<br /><br />For the latest podcast I talked to Lesley Harris, from the First Home Buyers Club. <br /><br />If you have a question about this podcast, or question you'd like answered in the next one, come and talk to me about it. I'm on Facebook here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/</a> Instagram here <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/</a> and Twitter here <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesCook" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/FrancesCook</a>