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Shop Top Living Program

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Before you continue:

You will need to fully understand the guidelines for the Shop Top Living Program to make sure your application has the best chance of getting funded.

The Shop Top Living Program is designed to provide financial support to building owners who have space above their business, which could be turned into residential accommodation. 

In return of Council's financial assistance, applicants will be expected to:

  • Progress towards submitting a Building Approval or Development Approval for their premises 
  • Understand realistic costs to retrofit an underutilised space 
  • Provide Ipswich City Council with an outcome of their project. This information will assist us with future planning

Who can apply? 

  • A property owner physically located in the eligible pilot area
  • Have unused or underutilised floor space above the shop or premises
  • Have an appropriate business registration (ABN) including that of a sole trader

Please review the Shop Top Living Program Guidelines before commencing your application. You may also like to look at the resources Grant Writing Tips and Sample Budget Fact Sheet available on Council's Funding and Support webpage. 

Applicant Details

Please use your business' full name. Check your spelling and make sure you provide the same name that is listed in official documentation such as with the Australian Business Register and Australian Tax Office.
Must be an Australian phone number. If not a mobile number, you must include the area code.
Must be an email address. 
Click on Cannot Find My Address if your address does not come up in the list.
Must be a valid Australian bank account format. 
The ABN provided will be used to look up the following information.
Click Lookup above to check that you have entered the ABN correctly.
Information from the Australian Business Register
ABN
Entity name
ABN status
Entity type
Goods & Services Tax (GST)
DGR Endorsed
ATO Charity TypeMore information
ACNC Registration
Tax Concessions
Main business location
Must be an ABN. 
Are any of your business's Board / Management Committee members Ipswich City Council staff? * Required
Response required.
Council collects this information in accordance with its Related Party Disclosure Policy

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Are any of your business's Board / Management Committee members Ipswich City Council staff?" on page 1

List of Board / Management Committee members who are Ipswich City Council staff

NamePosition on your business' Board / Management Committee (eg. Secretary, Committee Member, etc)
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Must be at least 1 rows

Does your business adhere to sound Workplace Health & Safety practices? * Required
Response required.
Does your organisation comply with all other Australian and Queensland Legislation including accounting and auditing requirements, antidiscrimination laws, privacy, confidentiality and freedom of information laws, registration and accredication of professional employees, and preparation and dissemination of annual reports? * Required
Response required.