On moving to Australia do nz citizens qualify for family assistance?

Hi there,

Yes, Kiwis qualify for most family assistance payments in Australia and there is no stand-down period - as far as I know you can apply straight away.

You can find all the info about how to apply and what they cover here: http://www.familyassist.gov.au/payments/family-assistance-payments/

This is a really helpful guide also that takes you through all the payments and how they work: http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/publications/fpr011.htm

I'm not up to date on the NZ assistance options, so I can't offer any help on how they compare sorry!

hi my partner and i are also discussing moving to australia at the moment and are trying to weigh up if its cheaper to live there with living costs such as,rent,gas,food,power, health, and whether you can get any family assistance or do you have yo be an australian citizen? any info would be really appreciated :}

You can get family assistance - this is thru centerlink. Apply online, fill out all the required docs etc even before you get a tax number, just provide the tax number later, (you have 28 days to complete the application with centerlink)

good to note tho' if you or your spouse is an ozzie citizen it's better for them to apply as you will get more $$, go figure, if my wife applied and not me (I was born here - read my other posts) we would get less.

regards Mike

Hi my partner and i really want to move to brisbane australia. The trouble is we dont know what we are intitled to for assistance to get us started over there. We have four children all under 7 years old, our youngest who is 2 and want to create a better type of living for them. My partner and i want to find jobs there and work but we dont know how to go about it. I was told to send him over first but our problem is we dont really have anywhere to stay. What can we do and how should we go about this?

My Partner and i are currently planning moving to Auzi, we are both young and we have 3 childrens.. are you able to help me because i dont know weather i intitle for family assistant fo r the kids and also just wanna fine out how long to apply to get this sorted please please help me

thanks

Yes you are entitled to famly assistance provided you have all the documentation required. Australia is great. Famliy assistance is much higher here than in nz. Weve been here 6 years and no problems at all getting medicare and family assistance.

I want to move me and my 3 kids to brisbane to my sister for a new start in life and im wondering if i would get help as a single mum while job hunting??

September 2013

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Hi there! Me n my husband are planning to moving to Aussie in next 2 mnths. I have 3 boys and one on the way. My older one is 19 already in Australia n working already n my 13 n 9 of age. But thinking of me n my boys are coming first n my husband will come later maybe around June or July. He getting his work transfer from NZ to work in Australia. Just wondering if we still be able to apply or qualify for family assistance without my husband there.? Can anyone help me for some info plse.