Centrelink: How do I prove i need to live away from home? (1 Viewer)

[y90]

I'm thinking about living at my gf's house(or atleast saying that) so i can get more money from centrelink. She lives with her dad and they live about 5 mins away from me. The dad would also charge me unreasonably high rent so i'd get rent assistance as well.

Could I say i need to live there due to domestic disputes at home which are disrupting my study?

This is for the living away from home rate, not independence.

 

[staticsiscool]

id say stop leeching off the government you commie

 

[hopethisworks]

they come for checks you know.

be ready on every second tuesday of the month

 

[Trentyboi]

How about you get a job and pay rent that way?

You don't 'need' to move out of your home.


Some people just don't get it when they're lucky.

 

[Graney]

If you move in with your girlfriend, centrelink consider it a de facto relationship, which reduces certain payments.

If you claim you can't live at home, centrelink will investigate. Centrelink describes the following as necessary "you are unable to live at home due to extreme family breakdown, violence in the home, or serious threats to your health or well-being".

Which is way beyond what you're claiming. On the ground you provide, your claim of independence would be rejected.

I'm pretty sure you don't need to prove you can't live at home in order to claim the "living away from home" rate, anyone who chooses to live away from home, and can provide proof of residence seperate from family, is eligible. However for "rent assistance", you would need to prove independence, which is a whole big headache.

Don't try to cheat centrelink. If you're living at home, but claiming to be renting a place, they will find out. You will get done. They will punish you, it will be merciless.

The only way you'll get the living away from home rate is to genuinely move out and start renting a place. In which case, you'll probably be worse off financially.

 

[Trentyboi]

If you move in with your girlfriend, centrelink consider it a de facto relationship, which reduces certain payments.

Just out of interest, if you move in with a partner and neither of you receive any welfare payments, do you need to tell the taxation office about it?

 

[runoutofsleep]

yeah you should probably let them know.

fill in a form 406B - notification of changes to romantic or domestic status

you may need to complete a statutory declaration as to the exact nature of your relationship and/or have a lawyer, jp, or member of parliament attest to the depth of your love

 

[blue_chameleon]

Why is it exactly that you need to live away from home/your parents?

 

[Trentyboi]

yeah you should probably let them know.

fill in a form 406B - notification of changes to romantic or domestic status

you may need to complete a statutory declaration as to the exact nature of your relationship and/or have a lawyer, jp, or member of parliament attest to the depth of your love

But if you're not receiving any welfare support, what's the point? It's not like anyone is cheating the government, right?

 

[hermand]

Or you could do what I did and move hundreds of kilometres away from your folks for uni.

what assistance do you get?

 

[Graney]

Just out of interest, if you move in with a partner and neither of you receive any welfare payments, do you need to tell the taxation office about it?

Of course not.

 

[Boxes]

i should register for youth allowance, but i can't be bothered + i have a job.

 

[random-1005]

I'm thinking about living at my gf's house(or atleast saying that) so i can get more money from centrelink. She lives with her dad and they live about 5 mins away from me. The dad would also charge me unreasonably high rent so i'd get rent assistance as well.

Could I say i need to live there due to domestic disputes at home which are disrupting my study?

This is for the living away from home rate, not independence.

get a job you bum

 

[Trentyboi]

Of course not.

Sweet as.

I was told that you have to tell the government if you move in with a partner even if you don't receive any benefits. I thought that that's a bit unfair, like why would they need to know?

 

[loquasagacious]

Of course not.

Don't know if I'd be so sure. I have some recollection that the form/etax asks you about defacto status.

@OP Centrelink all the info is there

 

[Trentyboi]

Kindly shut the fuck up.




Thankyou.

He only spoke the truth....

 

[Trentyboi]

Fairly sure defacto kicks in after 2 years?

Is there a way you could check? Pretty please!

 

[loquasagacious]

Is there a way you could check? Pretty please!

Google

 

[Trentyboi]

Google

I thought my pretty please might pull me through