The NHIF CI can provide finance to help support critical housing-enabling infrastructure. This includes new or upgraded infrastructure for:

• Electricity and Gas

• Water, sewerage and stormwater

• Transportation including roads

• Telecommunications

NHIF CI finance can also be used for: 

• Demolition and site remediation including the removal of hazardous waste or contamination 

• Onsite and linking infrastructure 

The terms of NHIF CI finance are flexible with a range of concessions available to suit the applicant’s project requirements. These may include, for example, concessional interest rates, and/or longer loan tenure or extended period of capitalised interest and potentially combined with a grant component for projects that meet the eligibility criteria. 

How does it work?

Eligible applicants can apply for finance for a:

• NHIF CI concessional loan

• NHIF CI grant

• NHIF CI equity investment

• Combination of these financing options.

Where the application is for a grant, NHFIC will give priority to proposals that also seek other forms of NHFIC finance as part of a blended financing arrangement.

What can't NHIF CI finance be used for?

Funding will not be provided through the NHIF CI for:

• Housing itself or community infrastructure such as parks, day-care centres or libraries

• Acquisition or refinance of land holdings, levies or contributions

• Feasibility, scoping or planning studies or consultancy costs

• Administrative costs associated with a project