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Posted by galgro 13 years ago.

My husband and I are NZ citizens. Very soon we will move to Adelaide. Can we receive any support like job seeker allowances and support for accommodation?

We will register with Centrelink, but while looking for a job, can we receive financial support for living costs and rent?

1 reply on 05 April 2011.
Reply from graciedeska 13 years ago.

Unfortunately not - NZ citizens are not eligible for any social welfare payments like this. You need to be an Australian permanent resident and then wait for a stand down period of a couple of years before any unemployment/job seeker allowances are available. If you have children you can get family assistance payments, but that's about it.

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