NEW PR - WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

nalooka

Ok na ko sa medicare na meron kagad

hotshot

@nalooka : ako din oks na muna sa medicare benefit. hehehe!

a few days ago sinubukan ko pumunta sa medical center na malapit dito sa amin. try ko lang kung pwede humingi ng referral for blood tests. ayun, oks naman at wala akong binayaran. sa SG kasi dati ang mahal ng blood tests kaya natuwa naman ako. ang babaw no? hehe!

TasBurrfoot

@rachelle_gan2

rachelle_gan2

Hello po, Sir, pa ask naman san pala kau ng pa medical tska ilang days ung result.. kailangan ba ng medical sa kids?

peach17

Ang possible po makuha ng mga bagong dating na migrants are Family Tax Benefit and Rent Assistance and Child tama po kayo. Sa couples, mukhang dapat pareho meron tax file number. Hinihingi pa ito samin ng Centrelink. Pati Rent Certificate form. Need pirmahan ng land lord or ng kamag anak mo na tinutuluyan mo para ma-prove mo nagbabayad ka expenses sa bahay. Family tax benefit A & B mukhang makakakuha kami kasi hindi ako nagstart ng work Jun 2012 so pasado sa income test. Hehe.

Hi @Bryann, pag dating na pagdating po s Australia, pwede na po mag apply ng Family Tax Benefit at Rent Assistance?
Paano po ang process and kelan po makukuha yung allowance? Eligible na po agad ang mga new migrants?

nfronda

@peach17.. Do u have a baby na ba?? As I read on centrelink website, family tax benefits is only for family which means a couple and a children.. But pag wla pang baby, hndi eligible for family tax benefit..

nfronda

In addition, rent assistance is already included on family tax benefit, so if ur not eligible on family tax benefit, u can't claim the rent assistance alone..

peach17

In addition, rent assistance is already included on family tax benefit, so if ur not eligible on family tax benefit, u can't claim the rent assistance alone..

i see thanks for the enlightenment sis @nfronda d pa nga applicable sa amin ito hehe

nfronda

@peach17..no worries sis..kmi nga din ehh..d din eligible d2 ksi wla pang baby..:)

peach17

hehe... may Baby Bonus pala sa Australia? wow

JCsantos

Kung meron kayong baby at PR kayo you could still be eligible for the Baby Bonus ... not quite sure about the details pero mag inquire kayo pagdating dito .... I mean kahit na inde dito pinanganak yung anak nyo .. kasi kami too late na nung malaman naman to .. inde po ito income tested

JCsantos

hehe... may Baby Bonus pala sa Australia? wow

its going to be abolished soon

peach17

Kung meron kayong baby at PR kayo you could still be eligible for the Baby Bonus ... not quite sure about the details pero mag inquire kayo pagdating dito .... I mean kahit na inde dito pinanganak yung anak nyo .. kasi kami too late na nung malaman naman to .. inde po ito income tested

ganun pala ito.. cge thanks @JCsantos

peach17

hehe... may Baby Bonus pala sa Australia? wow

its going to be abolished soon

ay ganun? bakit po kaya?

JCsantos

hehe... may Baby Bonus pala sa Australia? wow

its going to be abolished soon

ay ganun? bakit po kaya?

Austerity measures .... but im sure pag naka recover and australian economy ( surplus ) they will bring it back

peach17

hehe... may Baby Bonus pala sa Australia? wow

its going to be abolished soon

ay ganun? bakit po kaya?

Austerity measures .... but im sure pag naka recover and australian economy ( surplus ) they will bring it back

ahh ganun po pala... sana nga ibalik nila para when the time comes na mag baby na kami.. makareceive kmi nyan and the other pinoys na may plan mag baby din in the future

mondejar

Tanong lng po ako. P.R. na rin po kme sa Australia (visa 189), pero nandito pa kme sa SG. Next Month (August 6-20), pupunta po kme ng Sydney for our first entry pero babalik din kme ng SG pra mkapag ipon pa.

May nkapagsabi kasi na wag muna kme mag apply ng Medicare. Kailangan po ba tlaga mag apply agad ng Medicare kapag nag first entry (hindi pa permanent magstay sa Au)? Ano ang advantage or disadvantages ng pagkuha agad ng medicare kung pagpe first entry ka pa lng at hindi pa magstay permanently?

TasBurrfoot

Tanong lng po ako. P.R. na rin po kme sa Australia (visa 189), pero nandito pa kme sa SG. Next Month (August 6-20), pupunta po kme ng Sydney for our first entry pero babalik din kme ng SG pra mkapag ipon pa.

May nkapagsabi kasi na wag muna kme mag apply ng Medicare. Kailangan po ba tlaga mag apply agad ng Medicare kapag nag first entry (hindi pa permanent magstay sa Au)? Ano ang advantage or disadvantages ng pagkuha agad ng medicare kung pagpe first entry ka pa lng at hindi pa magstay permanently?

It does not really matter if you apply or not but the things is IF YOU APPLY... makukuha mo na ang card mo within the next month > have this posted to an address of a friend and ipadala mo nalang sa Singapore...

This way covered ka na c/o your Medicare pagbalik mo dito sa Australia; I don't know what is the rationale behind not yet applying sa Medicare, gagawin at gagawin mo naman ito eh, and wala naman bayad to apply.

nfronda

@mondejar.. It's up to u po kng ayaw nyo pang kumuha ng mdcare kaagad.. Wla namn yatang deadline sa pgkuha ng medicare kung kailan m lg gus2 pwde.. Ang dis advantage lg, ay just in case mgkasakit ka while ur staying here just for ur EID, hndi libre ang pgpapagamot m ksi wla kang mdcare card..

JCsantos

Tanong lng po ako. P.R. na rin po kme sa Australia (visa 189), pero nandito pa kme sa SG. Next Month (August 6-20), pupunta po kme ng Sydney for our first entry pero babalik din kme ng SG pra mkapag ipon pa.

May nkapagsabi kasi na wag muna kme mag apply ng Medicare. Kailangan po ba tlaga mag apply agad ng Medicare kapag nag first entry (hindi pa permanent magstay sa Au)? Ano ang advantage or disadvantages ng pagkuha agad ng medicare kung pagpe first entry ka pa lng at hindi pa magstay permanently?

It does not really matter if you apply or not but the things is IF YOU APPLY... makukuha mo na ang card mo within the next month > have this posted to an address of a friend and ipadala mo nalang sa Singapore...

This way covered ka na c/o your Medicare pagbalik mo dito sa Australia; I don't know what is the rationale behind not yet applying sa Medicare, gagawin at gagawin mo naman ito eh, and wala naman bayad to apply.

Im not sure about kung pwede ka mag apply agad, according to our friend you need to have at least wait for a week after your initial entry before you can apply for a medicare ...

anyway theres no harm in trying

nfronda

@JCsantos.. As far as I knw pwde yan.. Ksi on the tym u apply for a PR u are immediately entitled for medicare..kasi aq after I lodged my pR nag apply kaagad aq ng mdcare..

Filamokio

@rachelle_gan2 makasingit nga, sa Paragon kami nagpamedical and it only takes 3 working days. I guess ikaw din yung nagtanong regarding sa benefits ng newly PR. Well, by end of this year pa kami punta ng ausie but na briefing na kami ng migration agent namin here sa SG. Based sa information mo regarding ur kids (similar to ours), you will get 440 AUD per fortnight for two kids, means 880 AUD per month as family assistance. Meron ding rental assistance pero around 290 per month. The benefits is salary tested and applicable to household salary of not more than 78K AUD per year, kung sumobra don, the benefits will be reduced proportionally until ur family salary reached 144K AUD, and then 100 AUD per month na lang allowance.

rachelle_gan2

@Filamokio Salamat sa reply.. Nga pala kunwari wala pang work makakatangap na agad ung mga kids?

For example: punta na kami AU with the kids. Pero wala pang work mag hahanap palang.. Ibig sabihin my matatangap agad kahit wala pang contribution sa AU?

Sino pala agent mo?

Filamokio

@rachelle_gan2 Yes. Yung benefits ay matatanggap the moment u arrived (well, after you lodged in the centralink, it takes about 2 to 3 weeks, not so sure) regardless kung meron kang work or wala. Our agent here is Australian migration, sa raffles office. They are quite proffesional and their responsibility is not just limited after u got approval of PR, until sa briefing once na u decided to enter ausie, and even sa pagpapalit ng sgd to AU, may mga contacts sila.

rachelle_gan2

@Filamokio Australia Migration? un ba ung AU migrate? James Hall. Nag message pala me sau.. baka pde pasilip.. Thanks.

nfronda

@rachelle_gan2 makasingit nga, sa Paragon kami nagpamedical and it only takes 3 working days. I guess ikaw din yung nagtanong regarding sa benefits ng newly PR. Well, by end of this year pa kami punta ng ausie but na briefing na kami ng migration agent namin here sa SG. Based sa information mo regarding ur kids (similar to ours), you will get 440 AUD per fortnight for two kids, means 880 AUD per month as family assistance. Meron ding rental assistance pero around 290 per month. The benefits is salary tested and applicable to household salary of not more than 78K AUD per year, kung sumobra don, the benefits will be reduced proportionally until ur family salary reached 144K AUD, and then 100 AUD per month na lang allowance.

@filamokio

As I know rental allowance is already included in Family tax benefits.. Same with my dad, only my 2 younger brothers considered his dependent.. My dad is receiving $400 per fortnight, already included the rental assistance which is $90.. So I think sa sinabi ng agent mo na $440 evry fortnight included na jan ang rental allowance which total 290/month or 145/fortnight.. By the way rental allowance may depend how much you pay the rent.. And also my school kids bunos din which they pay twice per year, January and July..

Filamokio

@nfronda Based sa agent at sa nabasa ko sa centralink, yung 440 per fortnight excludes rental allowance. Yung rental allowance is around 147 per fortnight if the ur rental does not exceed around 900 per month.

nfronda

@Filamokio..But that will still depend on ur income..Ksi income tested ung Family tax benefits.. At sa dad q ang natatanggap nya is $400/fortnight including rental allowance na..

It doesn't mean na pag my two kids ka $440/fortnight kaagad ung matatnggap m..

Filamokio

@nfronda Yes I know and if you noticed in my previous post, i mentioned its salary or income tested. if your combined salary (hubby & wife) is 78k AUD or less, then u could get that amount..
http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/family-tax-benefit-part-a-part-b/ftb-a-income-test

nfronda

@Filamokio.. I know.. Anyway, thanks for the link.. FYI, I'm the one who process my dad's family tax benefit through centrelink online..