NEW PR - WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

cutie0717 · September 2013

Hello po good day.
Magtatanung din ako sana about sa study work abroad.

Kung kumuha ako ng IT Vocational Course & Training (Holmesglen Melbourne) for 1.5 years, kapag natapos ko ung course makakapag extend po ba ako sa Melbourne ng stay ko?

Pahingi po sana ng advice.

Salamat ng madami.

Gretch · October 2013

@nalooka hi po! Nakita ko po sa timeline nyu na may requirement na bank statement. Would you mind if I ask what is the bank statement for kasi wala namang requirement na proof of funds di po ba? thanx po.

nalooka · October 2013

Hi @Gretch the bank statement is a proof that I got the salary from my employer. So I included a payslip and the bank statement showing that the amount on my payslip was deposited to my bank account.

arlene5781 · November 2013

Ask ko lang po if couple muna po mag move tapos follow na lang si baby after a few months, eligible po kaya sa Family Tax Benefits and Rent Assistance? Baka po meron na nakapag experience ng ganito. Salamat po

nfronda · November 2013

@arlene5781..pag d kasama c baby, so your not yet eligible for family assistance.. pwde na kau mag apply if nasa custody nyo na c baby..

arlene5781 · November 2013

@nfronda thank po sa prompt response

rachelle_gan2 · November 2013

Hello everyone, Paki share na naman po ng experience.. Im doing na rin kasi reserach para sa benefits ng New migrant..

i have 2 children.

Child assistance 1-12 yrs old:
Child 1 = 172 aud
child 2 = 172 aud

tama po ba?

What about sa rent assistance? nasa mag kano po kaya ang rental assistance kung sakali ung house is 2 bedrooms 400 per week ung rental?

pacencya na sa mga tanong, gusto lang malaman kasi para atleast mapag handaan na rin namin ang relocation, mahirap na rin kasi ung hindi prepared lalo nat my dalawang anak..

nfronda · November 2013

@rachelle_gan2..Family benefits is income tested. So jan sa calculation mo, pwdeng tumaas yan pwde ring bumaba depende sa income nyo. At kung anu mn ang maging calculation ng centrelink sa family benefits mo kasama na jan ang rental assistance.

Just to give u an idea, my dad is paying $480/wk on a 3 BR house and ang rental assistance na binibgay ng centrelink sa kanya is $60/fortnight. Bumababa na ngaun ang family benefits dahil sa bagong prime minister..

moonwitchbleu · November 2013

hi @JCsantos. you've mentioned before na eligible for baby bonus ang mga PR even if the baby was born outside AU tama ba? kahit po pinanganak cya before na grant ang visa namin 3?
interested kasi nagbabasa na din ako about it. sino naka try na nito?

JCsantos · November 2013

hi @JCsantos. you've mentioned before na eligible for baby bonus ang mga PR even if the baby was born outside AU tama ba? kahit po pinanganak cya before na grant ang visa namin 3?
interested kasi nagbabasa na din ako about it. sino naka try na nito?

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/baby-bonus

Eligibility for Baby Bonus

Baby Bonus may be paid to your family following the birth or adoption of a child if:

- your child is born or adopted before 1 March 2014
-you are eligible for Family Tax Benefit for the child (disregarding the Family Tax Benefit income test) within 26 weeks of the child's birth or after an adopted child enters your care before turning 16 years old, or
- you are claiming for a child other than your own and you started caring for the child within 26 weeks of the child's birth and are likely to continue caring for the child for at least 26 weeks, and
-you or your partner are the primary carer of the child, and
- you meet the Baby Bonus income test, and
-you meet the residence requirements, and
- you have not received Parental Leave Pay for the child, and
-you make your claim no later than 52 weeks after the birth of the child or after the adopted child enters your care

moonwitchbleu · November 2013

hi @JCsantos. you've mentioned before na eligible for baby bonus ang mga PR even if the baby was born outside AU tama ba? kahit po pinanganak cya before na grant ang visa namin 3?
interested kasi nagbabasa na din ako about it. sino naka try na nito?
http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/baby-bonus

Eligibility for Baby Bonus

Baby Bonus may be paid to your family following the birth or adoption of a child if:

- your child is born or adopted before 1 March 2014
-you are eligible for Family Tax Benefit for the child (disregarding the Family Tax Benefit income test) within 26 weeks of the child's birth or after an adopted child enters your care before turning 16 years old, or
- you are claiming for a child other than your own and you started caring for the child within 26 weeks of the child's birth and are likely to continue caring for the child for at least 26 weeks, and
-you or your partner are the primary carer of the child, and
- you meet the Baby Bonus income test, and
-you meet the residence requirements, and
- you have not received Parental Leave Pay for the child, and
-you make your claim no later than 52 weeks after the birth of the child or after the adopted child enters your care

my baby was born last aug. 25, so ok pa kami jan. ang medyo nalilito ako is the second one. 26th week of my baby will be on feb 26, 2014. hindi pa din kasi kami nag initial entry.

nfronda · November 2013

@moonwitchbleu..As what I understood baby bonus is for PR, which means nung ipinanganak c baby PR ka na..

To be eligible for Baby Bonus you must satisfy residence requirements. You must be living in Australia[10] and:

have Australian citizenship, or
hold a permanent visa, or
hold a special category visa, or
hold a certain temporary visa type for example a partner provisional, interdependency or temporary protection visa
Your child must also meet the residence requirements or must be living with you.

You may be able to claim a payment during a temporary absence from Australia if you have been absent for less than three years.

You will also need to meet the residence requirements for Family Tax Benefit Part A and Part B within 26 weeks of your child’s birth or adoption.

moonwitchbleu · November 2013

ahhh ok. thanks for the info @nfronda. akala ko eligible din kami

packerx · November 2013

@rachelle_gan2..Family benefits is income tested. So jan sa calculation mo, pwdeng tumaas yan pwde ring bumaba depende sa income nyo. At kung anu mn ang maging calculation ng centrelink sa family benefits mo kasama na jan ang rental assistance.

Just to give u an idea, my dad is paying $480/wk on a 3 BR house and ang rental assistance na binibgay ng centrelink sa kanya is $60/fortnight. Bumababa na ngaun ang family benefits dahil sa bagong prime minister..

Either sobrang baba ng sahod ko o sobrang taas sahod ng dad mo kasi ako $300/fortnight. I was able to get this after 4 months from initial entry. Regarding benefits changes ang pagkaka alam ko aalisin na nila baby bonus and they will increase the family tax benefit to encourage people to not totally rely on the govt. Hindi mo kasi pwede ma claim iyun tax benefit if sympre wala kang taxes na binabayaran.

nfronda · November 2013

@packerx, Or either depende din cguro sa age ng kids. Sa dad ko kasi dependent nya is 16 and 14 years old. Dati $340/fortnight pa tinatanggap nya kasama na jan ang rental assistance which is $60, ngaun $240/fortnight na lg tinatanggap nya. Binabaan ni Abbot at mawawala na rin ang School Kids bonus..

Ung $60/fortnight ay rental assistance pla un ha na kasama sa family tax benefits nya, kung kaya't nasabi mo na sobrang taas ng sahod ng dad ko..

rachelle_gan2 · November 2013

eh guys pacencya na at nalito ako. Ung tinutukoy mo@nfronda na 240/fornight child dupport assistance ba un? like for 1 child?

and 60/fortnight for rent assistance naman.. kaya total 340/fortnight total.

Ung kay @packerx 300/fornight per child kasama na dun ung rent assistance.? Guys paki correct naman if tama ako.. nakakuha ka after 4 months nung nag IED ka? Bakit po ganon? meaning pag wala pang work nung nag land sa Au wala pang makukuhang benefits?

Please advise.. Thanks

@packerx, Or either depende din cguro sa age ng kids. Sa dad ko kasi dependent nya is 16 and 14 years old. Dati $340/fortnight pa tinatanggap nya kasama na jan ang rental assistance which is $60, ngaun $240/fortnight na lg tinatanggap nya. Binabaan ni Abbot at mawawala na rin ang School Kids bonus..

Ung $60/fortnight ay rental assistance pla un ha na kasama sa family tax benefits nya, kung kaya't nasabi mo na sobrang taas ng sahod ng dad ko..

nfronda · November 2013

@rachelle_gan2..$240/fortnight total amount na lahat yan kasama na jan ang $60 na rental assistance and that is for two kids already..

Ung $340/fortnight yan ang dating total amount na tinatanggap ng dad ko. Nung nag iba na ang PM bumaba na sya at naging $240/fortnight na.

Hope na clear na sau to..

rachelle_gan2 · November 2013

Sobrang sad.. Medyo maliit lang pala.. pero anyway, malaking tulong na rin na pang survive..atleast meron kesa wala.

Salamat po sa info..

@rachelle_gan2..$240/fortnight total amount na lahat yan kasama na jan ang $60 na rental assistance and that is for two kids already..

Ung $340/fortnight yan ang dating total amount na tinatanggap ng dad ko. Nung nag iba na ang PM bumaba na sya at naging $240/fortnight na.

Hope na clear na sau to..

nfronda · November 2013

@rachelle_gan2..Yes ok na yan kahit paano my natatanggap na tulong from the gov't.

floradanica · December 2013

Has anyone here ever claimed a Rent Assistance without providing the Rent Certificate? Pa'no kung ayaw pirmahan ng ka-share mo sa bahay na main tenant?

nylram_1981 · December 2013

Hi nfronda!
I was wondering bakit bumaba un nakukuha nyo centrelink? Kasi un samin ganun pa din. 2kids plus rent assistance $624 forthnight. My kids are 7 and 3 years old. Baka dahil sa ibang circumstances like income nyo tumaas? Or may age bracket un benefit? But not because of the new PM. Kasi sakin naman walang changes actually tumaas p nga un ng $20 since start dahil dun sa carbon tax.

@rachelle_gan2..$240/fortnight total amount na lahat yan kasama na jan ang $60 na rental assistance and that is for two kids already..

Ung $340/fortnight yan ang dating total amount na tinatanggap ng dad ko. Nung nag iba na ang PM bumaba na sya at naging $240/fortnight na.

Hope na clear na sau to..

nfronda · December 2013

@nylram_1981.. Maybe hindi sa income ng dad ko kasi nagbayad pa nga sila ng $3k na kulang kasi mataas ang estimate income namin nung nag apply kmi compare sa actual income nya. Maybe because sa age ng dlawang brother ko? they are 16 and 14 and the 16 one is working already..

As I know kasi dami ng binawas ng new PM sa mga centrelink benefits eh.. Isa na dun ang schoolkids bonus.

rachelle_gan2 · December 2013

@nylram_1981 ang galing naman.. natuwa ako sa balita mo! Nag paganda ng aking umaga..hahahaha.. c hubby lang ba ung nag wowork sa inyo? as in sa house ka lang?

if you dont mind pm mo naman sakin kung anong bracket ng income ni hubby mo para idea lang.. As in planning stage na kasi kami ngaun lahat ng pde namin alamin inaalam ko talaga pra atleast my knowledge naman kami..

mahirap kasi dahil my dalawang anak kami isang 6 at 2 yrs old.. So no choice kundi c hubby lang talaga muna mag work kasi ako talagang magbabantay muna ng anak..

nylram_1981 · December 2013

@nfronda: I was able to receive the Schoolkids bonus last june for my first child kasi cya pa lng naman nag-school. I logged in at my centrelink account today and so far no announcement pa about changes sa schoolkids bonus and nandun pa din naman cya sa menu. The School kids bonus is income tested din so if di na qualified sa FTB, wala ka ding school kids bonus.

Ang nasa Latest News Headlines for Families pa din dun sa centrelink account ko is "changes to baby bonus". I think if they are planning to abolish it (school kids bonus), they will do the same kind of announcement. Same with increase for the carbon tax benefit, they informed us via centrelink newsletter.

I think puro naman haka-haka pa lng yang sinasabing aalising benefits, so far ung baby bonus pa lng un binawasan.

@rachelle_gan2: yep husband ko lng work. fulltime mum ako dito. Cge PM kita.

rachelle_gan2 · December 2013

@nylram_1981 girl my PM me sau..

Pakir read naman..Thanks!

nfronda · December 2013

@nylram_1981, Yes kmi din nkareceive din ng schoolkids bonus last June. Twice a year kasi yan ehh.. Cge, tingnan natin dis opening of class kung my schoolkids bonus pa. Sayang din kasi yan ehh.. Lalo na at ang mga kapatid ko nasa highschool na, daming books na dapt bilhin..

nylram_1981 · December 2013

@nfronda: Uu nga lets wait for january. Ay nde b free ang books sa highschool? Kala ko free dito until year12. Or private nag school mga kapatid mo?

nfronda · December 2013

@nylram_1981..Public school sila and yes hindi free. May mga books talaga na dapt bilhin.

rei_ya · December 2013

@nylram_1981 hi! im a mom of two toddlers.. i did some research na rin about centrelink benefits.. ang magiging setup rin namin is I will stay at home, hubby will work.

Tanong ko lang po sna, nbsa ko na there are several options on how u want ur benefits to be paid. either fortnightly or one time at the end of financial year. naisip ko po kc, to avoid being overpaid (and consequently e sisingilin pa kami), at pra na rin maipon yung supposedly benefits, is it advisable/applicable na magregister sa centrelink at the earliest, pero mag claim na lang ng benefits at the end of financial year? will there be difference /advantage/disadvantage?

anybody po who can share insights? TIA!