durko Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hi there, My wife and I and our little boy are moving to the sunshine coast at the end of the month, very nervous and excited all at the same time! We were wondering if newly arrived PR's were entitled to rent assistance or whether we have to wait a couple of years? Also wondering if we would qualify for any of the childcare benefits or does that have a waiting period? Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hi Newly arrived migrants on a PR visa are entitled to Rent Assistance, child care assistance and family benefit part A and B without a waiting period. The amount varies depending on your income. Hope this helps and lots of luck with the move Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwatt99 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Hi Newly arrived migrants on a PR visa are entitled to Rent Assistance, child care assistance and family benefit part A and B without a waiting period. The amount varies depending on your income. Hope this helps and lots of luck with the move Cal x So you need to be getting an income to get this then or does this get paid out if your not,i thought someone on a pr visa arriving to oz does not get any help for first two years has this changed? So whats this rent assistance about? and whats the child care assistance about also family benefit a and b? I hope to be in work before i get to oz or soon after and i hope to not be out of work much when i over there if it happens,i will be coming with my wife and at the time of travel 9 month old,so if im working or not are we able to apply for some of these things or what are the reasons you get it,also here in the uk child benefit everyone get it and i applied for it when i girl was born,but its all changing now depending on what you earn. I would like to know when i arrive there what i am allowed to apply for get,or what i can get for my wife or child if or not i was working etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 It's all here: http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/subjects/payments-for-visa-holders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 So you need to be getting an income to get this then or does this get paid out if your not,i thought someone on a pr visa arriving to oz does not get any help for first two years has this changed?So whats this rent assistance about? and whats the child care assistance about also family benefit a and b? I hope to be in work before i get to oz or soon after and i hope to not be out of work much when i over there if it happens,i will be coming with my wife and at the time of travel 9 month old,so if im working or not are we able to apply for some of these things or what are the reasons you get it,also here in the uk child benefit everyone get it and i applied for it when i girl was born,but its all changing now depending on what you earn. I would like to know when i arrive there what i am allowed to apply for get,or what i can get for my wife or child if or not i was working etc If you were yet to find work your income would be classed as more or less zero, so you would get maximum payments until you had an income.You would then notify Centrelink and your payments would be adjusted. The waiting period applies to unemployment benefit etc not the above ones i listed. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durko Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks cal, that's great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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