Benefits and NZ residents

[BrightSparkles]

Just wondering if NZers that are Pemenant Residents here are eligible for benefits?
DH moved over in March 2001 and has lived here ever since. He is eligible for tax/medicare/superannuation etc so i'm curious to know if he eligible for centrelink stuff too?

[squidipa]

is he a citizen then yep??? my hubbie is not a cit and been here for years we cant afford citizenship and he dont work so i support him off my partnered payment. Its blinkin hard and tough with 5 kids

[BrightSparkles]

is he a citizen then yep??? my hubbie is not a cit and been here for years we cant afford citizenship and he dont work so i support him off my partnered payment. Its blinkin hard and tough with 5 kids

HIs the same - we can't afford the citizenship thing....I get FTB/BB. I was just curious.

[squidipa]

hopefully i am wrong and someone can tell us how to claim and what to

[LimeSlice]

If he is a Permanent Resident by immigration status - ie, applied for it, paid for it and was accepted - then yes, they are entitled to full CLink Benefits.

However, if he is simply permanently living here like NZers are entitled to without visa etc, then they are entitled to nothing.
There are also not entitled to take their Superannuation early if the leave Australia permanently like every other nationality is But the government has no problem taking their tax dollars lol

[LimeSlice]

YOU as an Australian citizen though are still enitled to FTB/PP - but his income etc is still taken into account.



ETA: There IS a difference between being a CITIZEN and being a PERMANENT RESIDENT - one require him to renounce his NZ Citizenship, the other does not.
It costs about $2000 to apply for PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS.

[Feijoa Mum]

DH and I are NZers and have been living here since 2006.
We get family tax A and B and starting receiving this as soon as we applied.
DH works full time and I am a SAHM.
We were worried a few months back when DHs work was slowing right down and they were laying people off. I rung and asked if we were elligle for parenting payments should he be made redundant and we were. Thankfully his job was safe so we didnt have to worry about it.
Give them a ring and ask. Hopefully you get a helpful one and they will steer you straight

[Artechim]

I am an NZer and was entitled to FTB when I was in Australia when my DS was born. Australia and NZ have a reciprocal arrangement for health and welfare. There is a 6 month (I think) stand down before you can get the dole and other benefits, but after that time you are eligible for all benefits. A NZer automatically has Permanent Residence, it does not need to be applied for. It is also only a few hundred to become a citizen, not the thousands for other nationalities.

Australia and NZ do not make you renounce your original citizenship to become a citizen.