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Andrew Brown and Kat Wong

First homebuyer shared equity scheme clears lower house

Labor's Help to Buy program has passed the House of Representatives. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

A scheme allowing first homebuyers to purchase a property with just a two per cent deposit has cleared a parliamentary hurdle, but uncertainty remains on the program's future.

The federal government's Help to Buy scheme passed the House of Representative, following debate on Wednesday.

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