Benefits and NZ residents

[squidipa]

i claim the ftb so hubbie cant

[onthefly]

Awwww, ripped off Lime!

[e_p]

just missed out! what a bummer If your DH becomes unemployed and you need to make a claim for payments, in some circumstances where your partner is not entitled to benefits and has no other source of income, and you as a couple are in hardship, you can apply to be assessed as a single person for Centrelink purposes under Section 24 of the Social Security Act.

[LimeSlice]

Good to know!

Funny how nobody at CLink ever told me that the 3 times I have called over the years to ask for help when he has been retrenched!

[e_p]

that's really disappointing Limey though unfortunately not surprising - its not that well known but in the area I work in, I see several customers a day being paid under those provisions. I certainly wasn't aware of it when I used to work in the call centre.

[BrightSparkles]

damn! DH moved over beginning of March 01 too!!!
Thanks for your help girls. xx