NEW PR - WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

rachelle_gan2 · July 2013

Hello Everyone,

My husband and i is processing our visa under 189 PR. My husband is a Project Manager (Construction) and me is a Sales Engineer for building Materials here in Singapore.

We have 2 kids, 1 is 5 yrs old and the other one is 1 yr old. We would to know what are the benefits of new PR in AU. Especially sa Kids, Childcare, school, etc..

Please share your knowledge naman to us.. Thank you.

TotoyOZresident · July 2011

Hi. What are the benefits newly arrived migrants enjoy (PR)?
I know that some benefits require waiting times.

this is for PR visa, you can get Medicare card as a health card and if you have family you will receive housing allowance from centrelink and its depend on how many kids you have but if you are single you can not received housing allowance. to make sure just enquire at centrelink office when you arrive. cheers

Bryann · July 2011

@totoyozresident Sir any other info regarding the housing allowance from centrelink? Kailangan ba when you arrive sa OZ kasama mo na family mo to be entitled to this benefit? Or pwede kahit susunod pa lang sila? Have a wife and 1 kid. Also, yun housing allowance ba is only if mag-rent kayo ng house? Or you can still avail of this even if nakikitira kayo sa relative or friend? Thanks sa mga inputs.

aolee · July 2011

hi totoyozresident, nabalitaan ko sa friend ko na pag walang work ung wife mo. may allowance sa gov't? totoo ba ito? and kahit newly arrived migrant ba effective na agad to? or do they still need to have a specific number of yrs bago makaavail ng ganitong benefit from the gov?

Bryann · July 2011

@aolee If sa centrelink po yun tinatanong nyo nabasa ko na din yan before na meron waiting period for newstart allowance, 104 weeks po yata or a little over 2 years of residency.

jayjee09 · July 2011

Anu po ung centerlink?

Bryann · July 2011

@jayjee09 Yun centrelink po yata is parang SSS, Philhealth, and Pag-Ibig combined. They are the ones that assist Australians and Permanent Residents (including newly arrived PR holders). Here is their website if anyone is interested.

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/home/index.htm

LokiJr · July 2011

May means testing ang centerlink benefit...meaning to say kailangan mapatunayan mo munang kailangan mo ng government assistance bago ka nila bigyan ng benefits

Pero kung magbigay sila talagang malaki...buti pa gobyerno nila noh hehe

jayjee09 · July 2011

I see, ang galing nga ng Gov't nila. kahit walang work ang asawa nag bibigay ng allowance. hayz. biruin mo ang laki ng population nila pero still they are able to provide for their people. magiging ganito kaya ang pilipinas?

LokiJr · July 2011

^ actually Australia has 21 million people...tayo nasa 95 million na tapos mas maliit pa ang land area natin...kaya ganun....sablay lahat hehehe

Bryann · July 2011

@LokiJr tama ka po sir, kailangan mo nga muna mapatunayan na kailangan mo nga ng assistance. Medyo nalalabuan lang ako dun sa newly arrived assistance, bakit after 104 weeks (2 years+) mo pa pwede ma-avail. I'm sure for most of us, by that time medyo stable na tayo. But I've read somewhere, kaya din siguro capable ang Australian government to provide those benefits is malaki ang tax talaga sa Australia. Pero it's good to know din na napapakinabangan ng mga tao dun ang binabayad nila sa government nila.

LokiJr · July 2011

Mas matakaw pa rin po sa tax tayo sa Pinas hehe most often 30% tayo...sa Australia leveled yung taxation hehe...

But besides that, malaking tulong po talaga ang Centrelink nila...pag wala trabaho tutulungan ka pa nila maghanap ng trabaho

Bryann · July 2011

And malaki din nakukuha nila allowance from the government if wala trabaho every fortnight.

batman · October 2011

anong PR? permanent resident? ang 175 ba PR?

aolee · October 2011

@batman yes 175 is pr. Kung baga dito sa sg landed pr agad.

batman · October 2011

aolee bakit wala ka pang timeline. e mukhang tagal mo na nag babalak sa AU.

indaydiego · January 2013

ang alam ko po meron din Family tax benefit, Newstart allowance, Rent Allowance, Child Care Allowance. nasa centerlink website

and meron benefits no need for waiting period. kelangan talaga once you arrived in australia magregister agad sa centerlink para din sa medicare nyo.
God bless us more..

Bryann · January 2013

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.

vangievc · January 2013

@Bryann magugulat ka na lang may pera kang mareresib sa gobyerno sa year end..:-)

Metaform · January 2013

Effective b Yung family tax benefit sa job searchers?

LokiJr · January 2013

@Bryann puwede matanong yung payment rate na binigay sa inyo? Saka parehong A & B ba?hehe If so, malaki laki yan

Bryann · January 2013

Haha oo nga eh. Tingin ko based sa nabasa ko around $400+ fortnight if ma-approve pareho yun FamilyTax A&B saka Rent Assistance. Pero wala pa eh, processing pa yun. Update ko kayo dito if makuha ko na. Hehe.

faa317 · January 2013

@Bryann hi po ask ko lang yung assistance po ba applicable sa lahat ng state kahit hindi pa 2 yrs basta PR? tks po.

li_i_ren · March 2013

Pero alam nyo if ma audit kayo at the end of the year then mataas na sweldo mu or may increase.. Bale not the same as the initial salary they can ask for you to pay those benefits back:)

Happened to someone i know kasi kahit ung base nya d nag increase pero dahil sa overtime and penal rates...in paper lumaki tax bracket nya so got a letter saying she needs to pay back the childcare allowance kasi d sya pasok sa income testing.

LokiJr · March 2013

Halos lahat po ng useful centrelink benefits ay may 2 year waiting period...yung mga tipong Family Tax A & B...

As new migrants, in my opinion, we should think of ways of contributing to their government first (work, pay tax)...rather than feel entitled for benefit kaagad

kaya tayo nababansagang palamunin ng ibang lahi kasi bago dayo pa lang benefit kaagad hinihngi hehe

icebreaker1928 · March 2013

@LokiJr may korek ka dyan... contribute muna sa economy ng AU isipin bago kubra

batman · March 2013

LokiJr for President! Well said though.

LokiJr · March 2013

Hehe @icebreaker1928 @batman...

Binasa ko uli pinost ko baka isipan nang masama ng iba e...Ang hirap kasi makakuha ng visa diyan sa Australia na kung ma-grant na ako, anlaking utang na loob ko sa Australia at mabibigyan ako ng pagkakataon iahon buhay ko at pamilya ko...

As much as the country does give benefits to migrants, it does not sit well with me na hihingi kaagad ako ng 'pera' o 'benefit' sa Australia...Serve and give back to the country muna...that's my personal mantra...We can also add a biblical context here if I can remember one hehe

batman · March 2013

there’s almost always a different perspective...

I for one won't hesitate to ask the benefits mentioned above...

li_i_ren · March 2013

But in truth it isnt that easy to ask for benefits specially for new migrants.. The assessment process is tough.

And then once you do not meet the criteria na like u get a job or you get a pay rise or work o.t. then 1. It stops. Or 2. You would be asked to pay it back.

Sometimes it becomes more bother than it is worth. Also if u are on benefit parang X yan when u get loan like you have to prove to the banks hindi ka risk to them and that kaya ng salary mu ung mortgage or car loan on ur income.

But benefits like childcare rebate..automatic naman u get that from the preschool/ daycare on p.r. Visa but ung mga rental or jobless allowance etc. may assessment process pa yan.

LokiJr · March 2013

@batman I agree, it all boils down to perspective...Nasa tao rin kasi kung (1) gusto lang niya malaman yung mga benefits ng pagiging migrant; at (2) gusto niya malaman mga libreng puwedeng makuha sa Australia para sulit hehe - with the latter I dislike :P

But generally, all centrelink benefits are subject to (1) tenure of residence; (2) income test; and (3) asset test...You need to meet all three to get something from them