Is my friend's child eligible for a payment?

[e_p]

Youth Allowance would be the most applicable payment and his eligibility will be based on his mum's 08/09 tax return - if her taxable income for that year was around $40,000, then he would likely be eligible for payment. He will not be entitled to rent assistance as he lives with mum. He will be required to lodge fortnightly forms to show he is looking for work, as well as attend job seeking appointments with a Job Services Australia provider (job agency). The call centre staff can help you with general enquiries regarding eligibility - you don't need to give personal information. He should also be aware that if he has not completed year 12 or equivalent (Cert II), he will be required to undertake some study or training to be eligible for Youth Allowance, but he can be given a period of time and a referral to a specialist service to help him find a course of interest and get enrolled. To claim, he should get on the phone to the call centre immediately to be paid from the earliest date - no point attending an office as they will direct him to the phone to make a claim - he will need to provide proof of birth (birth cert or passport) plus an additional 100 points of identification (drivers license, medicare card and ATM card), a quarterly bank statement (plus something showing his account balance on the day he contacts Centrelink, such as an internet banking print out or ATM receipt printed on the appropriate date showing the account number), a form called a Mod JY (which covers the parents income details...he can download this from the website or the call centre staff can post it to him), his tax file number and his mum's tax notice of assessment for 08/09 - those are the basic requirements for a claim to be assessed, obviously if there are other details such as real estate, trusts, shares, compensation, self-employment for him or his mum, further documentation will need to be provided but the call centre staff will be able to help there.

HTH!

[PumpkinZulu]

Just wanted to put in that I'm still classed as dependant on my mum...even though I pay all of my own bills, live out of home, am studying and paid for all of my own books etc. Thank goodness DF has a better income!

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Just wanted to put in that I'm still classed as dependant on my mum...even though I pay all of my own bills, live out of home, am studying and paid for all of my own books etc. Thank goodness DF has a better income!

PZ - have you and DF been living together for more than 12 months? If so, you may be classed as independent due to living in a defacto relationship for more than 12 months.

[PumpkinZulu]

PZ - have you and DF been living together for more than 12 months? If so, you may be classed as independent due to living in a defacto relationship for more than 12 months.

hmm we have...but not according to c/link iykwim. Was a mistake on our part, I can tell you...but we're getting married soon so it won't matter for much longer.

[e_p]

hmm we have...but not according to c/link iykwim. Was a mistake on our part, I can tell you...but we're getting married soon so it won't matter for much longer.

make sure you take that marriage certificate in as soon as possible after your wedding - your then DH will also need to complete a Mod P (partner details form) to have your files linked and your independent and away from home status coded onto your file - you'll see a dramatic increase in your payments, and will qualify for rent assistance.

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PZ - have you and DF been living together for more than 12 months? If so, you may be classed as independent due to living in a defacto relationship for more than 12 months.

I was going to say the same thing here. Thats how I was classed as independant when I moved out of home.
PZ - if you can get 2 people to sign a form to say you've lived with him for more than 12 months, you should be able to do it. We had to, as we had me still living at home til then.

My sister, at 20, has had all these same issues with cl over the last 18 months. She was living & working in QLD (over 90 minutes from home), so was allowed to be on living away from home, but now she's moved back here, she's back to living at home, even though she doesn't, simply coz she's within 90 minutes of home. She has a job now & her own rent to pay from Monday, so we hope things will change, or she'll get the second job she's hoping for.