How much will you or did you bring to Australia?

icebreaker1928 · January 2013

@rolf021 wala ka pa rin makukuha kasi ireregister mo ang baby sa centrelink...
dadalhin mo sya dun physically for registration...
paano kapag nag-initial entry lang kami..tapos babalik after 6 months or 1 year? kunwari..initial entry April 2013..tapos uwi na kami end of April 2013.Pwede ko ba iregister baby sa April 2013 tapos may makukuha na kami?

I have no idea about this scenarion... better ask centrelink once you register...
pero I doubt it..

barloval · January 2013

last year nung nag migrate kami, 10K baon namin. nag survive naman, i have 2 kids and my centerlink benefit is 440/fortnight including na dun yung rent assistance. btw, kung permanent resident ka na entitled ka na kaagad sa centerlink benefit.

rental namin s 375/wk (3 bedroom house)
grocery - 150 to 200/wk
gas/transpo - 100/wk
utilities - water 130/quarter / electric 500/quarter nag increase due to carbon tax
miscellaneous - 500/month

yung 10k na baon, makuha dun s yung pang down sa rent 1 month advance ska 1 wk deposit.

pagdating namin dito, pina enroll mga kids, buti na lang free yung school, ang bibilhin lang s uniform.

pag may makita agad na trabaho, kunin na agad kasi mahirap maghanap ng trabaho kelangan local experience and dami din kompetnsya na ibang lahi. Tiyaga lang talaga at dasal saka Faith talaga kay Lord ang kailangan.

Gud Luck sa inyo mga kaibigan...pag may mga tanong pa andito lang kami sa pinoyau, pm nyo lang or reply sa mga thread.

meveavae · January 2013

@icebreaker1928 aah akala ko po kasi may pupuntahan ka pa counter to declare and need mo pa magexplain sa immigration... anyways, any idea po how much will be the expenses for a couple without children?

LokiJr · January 2013

Para sa mga gusto magclaim sa centrelink, check out Family Tax Benefit A& B...

LakiMasel · January 2013

last year nung nag migrate kami, 10K baon namin. nag survive naman, i have 2 kids and my centerlink benefit is 440/fortnight including na dun yung rent assistance. btw, kung permanent resident ka na entitled ka na kaagad sa centerlink benefit.

rental namin s 375/wk (3 bedroom house)
grocery - 150 to 200/wk
gas/transpo - 100/wk
utilities - water 130/quarter / electric 500/quarter nag increase due to carbon tax
miscellaneous - 500/month

yung 10k na baon, makuha dun s yung pang down sa rent 1 month advance ska 1 wk deposit.

pagdating namin dito, pina enroll mga kids, buti na lang free yung school, ang bibilhin lang s uniform.

pag may makita agad na trabaho, kunin na agad kasi mahirap maghanap ng trabaho kelangan local experience and dami din kompetnsya na ibang lahi. Tiyaga lang talaga at dasal saka Faith talaga kay Lord ang kailangan.

Gud Luck sa inyo mga kaibigan...pag may mga tanong pa andito lang kami sa pinoyau, pm nyo lang or reply sa mga thread.

Salamat po sa idea na ito. Ah nakakuha na po kayo agad ng Centerlink benefit? Di na po kayo nagantay ng 2 years?

rolf021 · January 2013

last year nung nag migrate kami, 10K baon namin. nag survive naman, i have 2 kids and my centerlink benefit is 440/fortnight including na dun yung rent assistance. btw, kung permanent resident ka na entitled ka na kaagad sa centerlink benefit.

rental namin s 375/wk (3 bedroom house)
grocery - 150 to 200/wk
gas/transpo - 100/wk
utilities - water 130/quarter / electric 500/quarter nag increase due to carbon tax
miscellaneous - 500/month

yung 10k na baon, makuha dun s yung pang down sa rent 1 month advance ska 1 wk deposit.

pagdating namin dito, pina enroll mga kids, buti na lang free yung school, ang bibilhin lang s uniform.

pag may makita agad na trabaho, kunin na agad kasi mahirap maghanap ng trabaho kelangan local experience and dami din kompetnsya na ibang lahi. Tiyaga lang talaga at dasal saka Faith talaga kay Lord ang kailangan.

Gud Luck sa inyo mga kaibigan...pag may mga tanong pa andito lang kami sa pinoyau, pm nyo lang or reply sa mga thread.
Salamat po sa idea na ito. Ah nakakuha na po kayo agad ng Centerlink benefit? Di na po kayo nagantay ng 2 years?

syempre..ako nanaman po si mega-compute.sensya na at accountant po. bale

rental - 1500aud/month ( 375aud*4 weeks)
grocery - 800aud/month(200aud*4 weeks)
transpo - 400aud/month (100*4weeks)
utilities - 210aud/month( 130+500 divide by 3 months)
miscellaneous - 500aud/month
Total 3,410aud per month
less benefits from centrelink 880aud ( 440aud fortnightly)
Total budget - 2,530aud per month

so..iniisip ko..atleast budget is 2500aud to 3000aud per month

barloval · January 2013

Tama c rolf021, around 2.5k to 3k per month pero pag di ka naman magastos, 2k per month s enough...tyaga lang talaga and prayers.

LakiMasel · January 2013

last year nung nag migrate kami, 10K baon namin. nag survive naman, i have 2 kids and my centerlink benefit is 440/fortnight including na dun yung rent assistance. btw, kung permanent resident ka na entitled ka na kaagad sa centerlink benefit.

rental namin s 375/wk (3 bedroom house)
grocery - 150 to 200/wk
gas/transpo - 100/wk
utilities - water 130/quarter / electric 500/quarter nag increase due to carbon tax
miscellaneous - 500/month

yung 10k na baon, makuha dun s yung pang down sa rent 1 month advance ska 1 wk deposit.

pagdating namin dito, pina enroll mga kids, buti na lang free yung school, ang bibilhin lang s uniform.

pag may makita agad na trabaho, kunin na agad kasi mahirap maghanap ng trabaho kelangan local experience and dami din kompetnsya na ibang lahi. Tiyaga lang talaga at dasal saka Faith talaga kay Lord ang kailangan.

Gud Luck sa inyo mga kaibigan...pag may mga tanong pa andito lang kami sa pinoyau, pm nyo lang or reply sa mga thread.
Salamat po sa idea na ito. Ah nakakuha na po kayo agad ng Centerlink benefit? Di na po kayo nagantay ng 2 years?
syempre..ako nanaman po si mega-compute.sensya na at accountant po. bale

rental - 1500aud/month ( 375aud*4 weeks)
grocery - 800aud/month(200aud*4 weeks)
transpo - 400aud/month (100*4weeks)
utilities - 210aud/month( 130+500 divide by 3 months)
miscellaneous - 500aud/month
Total 3,410aud per month
less benefits from centrelink 880aud ( 440aud fortnightly)
Total budget - 2,530aud per month

so..iniisip ko..atleast budget is 2500aud to 3000aud per month

Hello Rolf,
Ano po yan, may work ka na po nyan or wala pa po?

icebreaker1928 · January 2013

less benefits from centrelink 880aud ( 440aud fortnightly)

san nakuha to?

Bryann · January 2013

Hmmm.. na-confuse tuloy ako dyan sa Centrelink. Ang alam ko kasi talaga, 2 years ang wait period for benefits. (like if wla ka trabaho) Ang alam ko lang na meron assistance is child care, if sa registered child care mo ipapaalaga ang anak mo. Tapos alam ko din meron # of hours lang covered. Nabasa ko na yun discussion dito tungkol dyan eh hindi ko lang maalala na masyado yun details.

Ako hindi ko talaga focus na umasa sa Centrelink, nagfocus talaga ako sa job hunting and makakuha asap. Kasi if iisipin mo din it's not much, pero syempre mas okay pa din kaysa wala. Hindi pa nga ako nagre register with Centrelink ever after 5 months. Sa Medicare lang kami nag register. Tapos to follow pa yun Child Immunization register kasi hindi namin nadala yun baby book ng anak ko last time. If meron may alam ng details nito na facts, please do share. Kasi last year din ako dumating dito and alam ko nga meron 2 year wait for new migrants.

Eto yun statement from Centrelink, pwede ka magclaim if in "severe financial hardship" ka.

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/special-benefit

"Waiting period exemptions for Special Benefit

Generally, newly arrived migrants are required to serve a waiting period of two years called the newly arrived resident’s waiting period.The two-year waiting period does not apply to Australian citizens, refugees and other people who meet the criteria.

You do not have to serve the two year waiting period if you:

arrived in Australia as a refugee, are a former refugee, or are the partner or dependent child of a refugee or former refugee
are an Australian citizen
have already been a permanent resident of Australia for a continuous period of at least two years at any time
hold a temporary protection visa or certain other visas
are the partner or dependent child of a person who is:
an Australian citizen or
a permanent resident of two yearsor
have had a substantial change of circumstances beyond your control and are in hardship

Note: These are not applicable to provisional partner visa holders."

Here's more about the Newstart Allowance.
http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/newstart-allowance

@barloval
Pa-explain naman ng circumstances niyo and ano ginawa niyo pagpunta niyo sa Centrelink like ano mga tinanong sa inyo, ano documents na you submitted, etc. Thanks.

Metaform · January 2013

Nung nagpunta kami ni misis sa centrelinl last wk hindi kami ni-register dahil wala pang 2 yrs and walang children.

Bryann · January 2013

Yun newstart allowance, after 2 years pa talaga pwede pati yun parenting payment. Pero at the moment, nagc-claim ako ng Family Tax Benefit. I'll see how it goes. Online ko ginagawa eh. Inform ko kayo if meron makuha. Sabi kasi eligible ako based dun sa mga options na pinili ko. Meron ako anak dito, 2 years old.

lock_code2004 · January 2013

So eto ang naresearch ko, if I read the requirements of these two benefits, walang nakalagay na residency requirements... but of course my mga other criteria, and these are income-tested.. so kung hindi nagwork ang isa, at kalilipat pa lang sa AU, malamang pasado nga sa income test..

These 2 types ng benefits na pwede ang new migrants na walang residency requirements..

1) RENT ASSISTANCE -
- $141.82 (max payment per fortnight) for Couple, one or two children (if your fortnightly rent is more than $398.39)

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/rent-assistance

2) FAMILY TAX BENEFIT
- $169.68 per child (ages 0-9), $220.64 per child (ages 13-15). $220.64 (secondary student 16-19)

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/family-tax-benefit-part-a-part-b

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so kung tama nga ang intindi ko... at mukhang tama naman dahil nakakuha nga si @barloval..
$141.82 + 169.68 x 2 kids = $481.18 per fortnight ang maximum benefit na pwede makuha given na 2 kids ang nasa household.

i think nakalagay naman sa statement nila.. "Generally, newly arrived migrants are required to serve a waiting period of two years.. may word na generally.. as long as ma-meet mo ang mga criteria..

Bryann · January 2013

@lock_code2004
Good job bro. Haha. Dami nga lang fini-fillup-an. Til now hindi pa ako tapos. Pero okay yan, sa ngayon #2 muna claim ko. Pag mag-rent na kami, claim ko din yun #1.

It's not much, pero okay din blessing na din. $141.82 fortnightly is dagdag sa grocery na din.

lock_code2004 · January 2013

@Bryann - baka di ka pwede dyan.. laki daw ng sweldo mo eh.. hehe
ayos sge balitaan mo kami dyan..

so i guess (im not sure) ang income test is for current financial year July 2012-June 2013, dahil July ang start ng filing ng income tax sa AU..
pagnaka one year na sa AU at hindi kana pasok sa income test, aalisin na nila ang mga benefits/claims ng family..

polymath · January 2013

Tsip, may reference ka ba na after 1 year di na pwede mag claim sa centerlink? Wala kasi ako makita. Ang pagkakaalam ko lng yung income test. Thanks!

Bryann · January 2013

Hintay ko na lang yun forms, kailangan e ni-request ko na lang na i-mail sakin. Ingat din sa pag-claim kasi if mag-claim ng sobra, magkakaroon ka payable na pwede ibawas sa tax return mo. Yun sa rent allowance, sinubukan ko mag-claim. Nilagay ko nag-co-contribute ako sa bills, etc. So meron ipapadala rent certificate. Tapos 21 days ang processing if meron ka makukuha so medyo matagal din pala sana dati ko pa ginawa. Stay tuned.

LakiMasel · January 2013

Hintay ko na lang yun forms, kailangan e ni-request ko na lang na i-mail sakin. Ingat din sa pag-claim kasi if mag-claim ng sobra, magkakaroon ka payable na pwede ibawas sa tax return mo. Yun sa rent allowance, sinubukan ko mag-claim. Nilagay ko nag-co-contribute ako sa bills, etc. So meron ipapadala rent certificate. Tapos 21 days ang processing if meron ka makukuha so medyo matagal din pala sana dati ko pa ginawa. Stay tuned.

Sige po, update mo na lang po kami ha.

LakiMasel · January 2013

@Bryann - Matanong ko lang po, nung nagpunta ka po dyan may work ka na? Or talagang dyan ka na nakahanap?

lock_code2004 · January 2013

Tsip, may reference ka ba na after 1 year di na pwede mag claim sa centerlink? Wala kasi ako makita. Ang pagkakaalam ko lng yung income test. Thanks!

nope.. wala akong proof/reference... im just assuming.. that after one year, even if only 1 is working in your household, you can make more than 47k aud per year.. which means you wont pass the income test..

polymath · January 2013

Salamat parekoy.

Metaform · January 2013

@lock_code2004 Yung Rent Assistance ay pwede rin ba sa couple? Ang sabi sa eligibility dapat may dependent children?

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/rent-assistance/eligibility

Bryann · January 2013

@LakiMasel
Natawa ko sa pangalan mo. Haha. Anyway, wala pa po ako work pagpunta ko po dito. Dito na lang po ako naghanap.

Yun sa income test, pwede ka pumasa if like me, hindi naman ako nag-start ng work for this financial year last June 2012. So sa tingin ko pasok ako ngayon. Hehe. Yun Rent Assistance, pagkakaintindi ko pwede ka magclaim basta nagre-rent kayo AND meron kayo other payments nakukuha from Centrelink. So ibig sabihin, if wala ka nakukuha.. hindi ka pwede claim Rent Assistance by itself.

"The first test reduces the maximum rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A by 20 cents for each dollar above $47,815 until your payment reaches the base rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A.

The second test reduces the base rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A by 30 cents for each dollar above $94,316 (plus $3,796 for each Family Tax Benefit child after the first) until your payment reaches nil."

Ako Family Tax Benefit A & B ang try ko claim.

lock_code2004 · January 2013

@lock_code2004 Yung Rent Assistance ay pwede rin ba sa couple? Ang sabi sa eligibility dapat may dependent children?

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/rent-assistance/eligibility

meron po sa payment rates, merong single/couple with no children..
so i guess pwede kahit walang anak.. try mo hehe..

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/rent-assistance/payment-rates

You may be able to get Rent Assistance if you:

•receive a pension (special rules apply if you are aged under 21 and receive Disability Support Pension[1])
•have dependent children and get more than the base rate of Family Tax Benefit[2]
•have care of a child between 14 and 35 per cent of the time and are not eligible for Family Tax Benefit but do meet other Family Tax Benefit requirements or both
•receive an allowance or benefit (but don't have dependent children) and:
◦are over 25
◦have a partner or
◦are under 25 and living permanently or indefinitely apart from your parents or guardians

jvframos · February 2013

hello barloval, san part of AUS kayo nakabase? is the 2500 to 3000 AUS dollars standard or applicable sa almost all states of AUS?

barloval · February 2013

Sa sydney po ako nka base..mas cheaper cguro on other states...sobrang mahal kac rental dto.

Rubled22 · February 2013

Big help itong thread na ito, 2500 with kids na.. Mukhang bihira ang couple migrants kasi di pa din nasagot ang tanong kung magkano ang expense ng isang married couple in a month..

TasBurrfoot · February 2013

Big help itong thread na ito, 2500 with kids na.. Mukhang bihira ang couple migrants kasi di pa din nasagot ang tanong kung magkano ang expense ng isang married couple in a month..

Married migrant kami - we are looking at around 2K per month on our first few months... There is a separate thread for this re: monthly expense.

wenzhel · March 2013

hi guys, ask ko lng kung ok na AUD7,000 na baon...I'll be arriving in Adelaide on April 10 and not yet sure how much magiging expenses ko...I will initially find and rent a room while looking for job...My son and wife will be coming over mga august or sept depende pag medyo settled nako...thanks

TasBurrfoot · March 2013

hi guys, ask ko lng kung ok na AUD7,000 na baon...I'll be arriving in Adelaide on April 10 and not yet sure how much magiging expenses ko...I will initially find and rent a room while looking for job...My son and wife will be coming over mga august or sept depende pag medyo settled nako...thanks

Pwede naman cguro ito Sir if you are gonna get a job within 3 months and you will be frugal with your expense...

Come up with a budget and see how far this amount will take you.