Hi as a new Motorhomer just retired and on the Pension, can I receive rent assistance from centrelink?
if so, how?
thanks
Big Gorilla said
02:44 PM Jan 18, 2014
Family situation
Maximum payment per fortnight
No payment if your fortnightly rent is less than
Maximum payment if your fortnightly rent is more than
Single, with no children
$124.00
$110.00
$275.33
Call into a Centrelink Office and pick up a handful of Rent Assistance forms. When you stay at a Caravan Park, have the Reception complete and sign the form. Drop the forms off as you travel at any Centrelink Office. Note that no rent assistance is payable if you fortnightly rent is less that $110.00.
Lonerider said
02:55 PM Jan 18, 2014
Thanks for that. Now need to get myself organised for this new life.
ozjohn said
03:20 PM Jan 18, 2014
Is the Motorhome your permanent residence? OJ
Olley46 said
03:47 PM Jan 18, 2014
If you own your own home you are not entitled for rent assistance, unless you have been on the road for twelve months,then they may considerate ,if you don't own a house and you live in your motorhome you are entitled to rent assistance Straight away.
lance C
vkgreenie said
04:05 PM Jan 18, 2014
Gidday LoneRider
Yep rent assistance is available if you are on the pension. As above you get a certain percentage back. We simply go on line, change our address and the system works it all out for you. Just need to fill in their standard rent assistance form, easily downloaded for Centrelink site, get the form signed off by the park management, and send it off to Centrelink, or if passing a Centrelink office, drop it in.
The only annoying thing is that every time you change your address, you will be bombarded per post with a new pension card. I have spoken to Centrelink 132300, and they said that the issuing of a new card is the nature of the beast, and can't be changed. They (Centrelink) will keep on paying the rent assistance until such times you either advise them you are not there anymore, or you change your address. Then it all starts again.
I find by going on line it is so easy.
Hope that helps
Cheers and beers
Lonerider said
04:36 PM Jan 18, 2014
Thanks "vkgreenie". Very helpful.
And yes, it will be a permanent home.
I have a lot to learn
GaryKelly said
04:59 PM Jan 18, 2014
I didn't know about the issuing of a new pension card each time you change address. Isn't that a little crazy if you're changing every week or so? Surely Centrelink has a card for people with no fixed address.
Lonerider said
07:08 PM Jan 18, 2014
Wouldn't it be ok to just use the one card until the ran out?
banjo said
07:26 PM Jan 18, 2014
If in one spot for more than a week or so we claim it but have found if moving around often, it is just not worth the hassles.
Just make sure you tell them when you move as we omitted this for a few weeks once, and got hit with a pay back order ! We had still stayed in parks but only one nighters here and there as we traveled.
I also find that contacting them to update details can be a real pain sometimes. I know the new website is supposed to make it easier though.
Does anyone else claim when they are only park hopping and not staying in one place for a week or more, if so what is the best procedure ?
vanman said
09:07 PM Jan 18, 2014
Centrelink does have the ability to suppress the issue of pension cards when you change addresses regularly. Mine is suppressed.
You can also get pre paid envelopes from Centrelink to post of to Canberra your rent assistance forms or you can do it online.
I hope this helps.
Regards Chris
banjo said
09:55 AM Jan 19, 2014
Hi Chris- vanman
How do you send the form online ? do you do the hard copy then scan it into the pc ?
We also went into a country agency once for a rent form and they said they couldn't give me one and I would have to go into a main office ! bit awkward sometimes when you have a 30' 5th wheeler in tow and are not staying in that town !
Their phone system is diabolical, especially for those of us with just mobiles, you get put on hold for ages and can almost hear the phone meter clicking dollars as you wait.
With so many nomads now on the road you would think the system would have a simple fair way of doing it. When all is said and done we just want to do the right thing.
Lonerider said
01:29 PM Jan 19, 2014
vanman wrote:
You can also get pre paid envelopes from Centrelink to post of to Canberra your rent assistance forms or you can do it online.
I hope this helps.
Regards Chris
Hi Chris, where you mention about "doing it online", I assume you need to be registered with an online account. This may seem like a stupid inquiry, but soon after applying for the Pension I left Australia, therefore, I am not familiar with the whole system. I am returning in a couple of months when my motorhome is finished, so will be thrown in the "deep end".
In appreciation
Vern
Big Gorilla said
03:08 PM Jan 19, 2014
You an register online easily. Department of Human Services now encourage you to register MyGov account which covers Centrelink and Medicare. Once registered, you can check your payments, have letters sent to you online plus other things you can do. Here is the link:
A word of advice, always, but ALWAYS make a note of the centre link receipt number issued in relation to any on line or even in person transaction. There seems to be 2-3 different recording systems at Centrelink and they do not always actually 'talk' to each other!
Annie
Lonerider said
04:38 PM Jan 19, 2014
Big Gorilla wrote:
You an register online easily. Department of Human Services now encourage you to register MyGov account which covers Centrelink and Medicare. Once registered, you can check your payments, have letters sent to you online plus other things you can do. Here is the link:
Hi as a new Motorhomer just retired and on the Pension, can I receive rent assistance from centrelink?
if so, how?
thanks
Call into a Centrelink Office and pick up a handful of Rent Assistance forms. When you stay at a Caravan Park, have the Reception complete and sign the form. Drop the forms off as you travel at any Centrelink Office. Note that no rent assistance is payable if you fortnightly rent is less that $110.00.
Is the Motorhome your permanent residence?
OJ
If you own your own home you are not entitled for rent assistance, unless you have been on the road for twelve months,then they may considerate ,if you don't own a house and you live in your motorhome you are entitled to rent assistance Straight away.
lance C
Gidday LoneRider
Yep rent assistance is available if you are on the pension. As above you get a certain percentage back. We simply go on line, change our address and the system works it all out for you. Just need to fill in their standard rent assistance form, easily downloaded for Centrelink site, get the form signed off by the park management, and send it off to Centrelink, or if passing a Centrelink office, drop it in.
The only annoying thing is that every time you change your address, you will be bombarded per post with a new pension card. I have spoken to Centrelink 132300, and they said that the issuing of a new card is the nature of the beast, and can't be changed. They (Centrelink) will keep on paying the rent assistance until such times you either advise them you are not there anymore, or you change your address. Then it all starts again.
I find by going on line it is so easy.
Hope that helps
Cheers and beers
Just make sure you tell them when you move as we omitted this for a few weeks once, and got hit with a pay back order ! We had still stayed in parks but only one nighters here and there as we traveled.
I also find that contacting them to update details can be a real pain sometimes. I know the new website is supposed to make it easier though.
Does anyone else claim when they are only park hopping and not staying in one place for a week or more, if so what is the best procedure ?
Centrelink does have the ability to suppress the issue of pension cards when you change addresses regularly. Mine is suppressed.
You can also get pre paid envelopes from Centrelink to post of to Canberra your rent assistance forms or you can do it online.
I hope this helps.
Regards Chris
How do you send the form online ? do you do the hard copy then scan it into the pc ?
We also went into a country agency once for a rent form and they said they couldn't give me one and I would have to go into a main office ! bit awkward sometimes when you have a 30' 5th wheeler in tow and are not staying in that town !
Their phone system is diabolical, especially for those of us with just mobiles, you get put on hold for ages and can almost hear the phone meter clicking dollars as you wait.
With so many nomads now on the road you would think the system would have a simple fair way of doing it. When all is said and done we just want to do the right thing.
Hi Chris, where you mention about "doing it online", I assume you need to be registered with an online account. This may seem like a stupid inquiry, but soon after applying for the Pension I left Australia, therefore, I am not familiar with the whole system. I am returning in a couple of months when my motorhome is finished, so will be thrown in the "deep end".
In appreciation
Vern
You an register online easily. Department of Human Services now encourage you to register MyGov account which covers Centrelink and Medicare. Once registered, you can check your payments, have letters sent to you online plus other things you can do. Here is the link:
http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/online-services/register
Thanks for that, just done it! Too easy.