
How Healthcare Workers Can Borrow More for a Home
Send us Fan Mail 🏥 Did you know different banks can calculate your income differently when assessing your home loan? If you work in healthcare or an eligible not-for-profit organisation, your overtime, shift allowances and salary-sacrifice arrangements could make a difference to your borrowing power. In this episode of The Mortgage Chat, Tony explains how lender policies can affect essential workers and why comparing the right lenders could help you borrow more for your first home. We cover: 🏦 Why banks classify essential workers differently 💰 How overtime and shift allowances affect borrowing power 📊 Why some lenders may use 100% of eligible additional income while others use only 80% 👩⚕️ What nurses and other healthcare workers should know 🚑 How public-sector and private-sector employment may be assessed 💵 How salary sacrifice can affect your borrowing capacity 📈 A worked example comparing three hypothetical lenders 🏡 How the right lender selection could make a difference when buying your first home 💡 What about the numbers? Tony walks through an example involving a couple earning $100,000 each, plus $20,000 each in overtime or shift allowances. The example demonstrates how differences in lender assessment policies can produce different borrowing outcomes. Tony also explains how eligible salary-sacrifice arrangements may be treated differently between lenders. The central message? Your borrowing power isn't determined by your salary alone. How a lender assesses your income matters too. If you're a nurse, healthcare worker, carer, cleaner, or an employee in an eligible not-for-profit organisation, it's worth understanding how lenders assess your particular income and employment circumstances. 🎯 Before applying for a home loan, compare lenders carefully and check how their current policies apply to your situation. Eligibility and borrowing amounts vary between lenders. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ey99ngIhSFhO1TfRAMcqG YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themortgageagency 📍 FIND US HERE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-xia-12a7b596 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Mortgage-Agency-103274301374511 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyxia_themortgageagency/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themortgageagency8841/videos 📅 Book a quick call ⬇️ https://themortgageagency.com.au/contact/ Tony Xia | The Mortgage Agency 📞 0423 718 612 📩 Tony@themortgageagency.com.au 00:00 – Healthcare Workers: A Borrowing Power Opportunity 00:16 – The Lender Policy Change Explained 00:34 – Why Essential Worker Classification Matters 00:48 – Overtime & Shift Allowances: 100% vs 80% 01:12 – How Income Assessment Can Affect Borrowing Power 01:28 – Which Healthcare Workers Could Benefit? 02:08 – Example: A Couple Earning $120K Each 02:42 – Comparing Borrowing Power Across Three Banks 03:18 – Salary Sacrifice and Its Impact on Borrowing 03:53 – How Salary Sacrifice Changes the Numbers 04:21 – Why Different Lender Policies Matter 04:34 – How a Broker Can Help Identify Suitable Lenders 04:51 – The Potential $60K–$100K Borrowing Difference 05:04 – Why This Lender Policy Could Be a Game Changer 05:20 – How to Get a Borrowing Power Assessment 05:38 – Final Takeaways











