By Admin 
EPF News: EPFO’s official website was closed for maintenance for some time. Now this website has been restarted in a new way. But not only the website has been updated but many more facilities have now come for its members. Which will help them to fulfill their future and dreams. One of these dreams is ‘to build one’s own house’.
Who doesn’t dream of building their dream home? Now EPF has also found a way to help its members in this. With this new change, you can build or buy your dream home with the help of EPF. Let us know about this new facility.
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House will be built with EPF
Actually this new facility is EPF Advance, with the help of which building a house has become very easy. If this dream of yours is still unfulfilled, then this facility of Employees Provident Fund Organization i.e. EPFO can be very useful for you. A post has been shared about this through the official x (Twitter) account of EPFO. See the post here:
EPF Advances Simplified for Life’s Needs
Know all about EPF Advance for Housing!#EPFO #EPFOWithYou #HumHainNa pic.twitter.com/NTb0FJpulY
— EPFO (@officialepfo) July 9, 2026
Through this post it has been told that EPF advance has made the needs of life easier. Now you can take help of EPF advance to build a house. Along with this, it has been told how EPF can help you in building your dream house.
Features of EPF advance
- Through EPF advance, advance up to 75% of the amount deposited in the account can be taken.
- Through this facility, you can get help in purchasing a house, flat or plot.
- With the help of this facility, you can build a new house and repay home loan.
- You can also get repair, renovation or improvement work done in the house or flat.
- This facility can be availed by those who have been a member of EPF for at least 12 months i.e. 1 year.
- Housing advance can be taken maximum 5 times during EPF membership.
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Employees will get relief
Let us tell you that this scheme is especially a relief for those employees who want to buy their first house or want to reduce the burden of the home loan already taken. This may also reduce the need to take extra loan from the bank. However, withdrawing advance from EPF may affect your retirement fund. Therefore, before withdrawing money, it is important to keep in mind your future needs and savings.