Do any of the solo's on the forum get the living alone allowance?
If so is it worth chasing?
Regards Chris
macka17 said
03:52 PM Sep 28, 2016
Single pension???
Never heard of that. And I've lived alone since 1990.
brickies said
04:09 PM Sep 28, 2016
Never heard of such thing have used Google and the only thing that come up a student is able to apply for living away from home allowance . If you could post some more information would be good .
vanman said
05:22 PM Sep 28, 2016
Why I was asking because I was talking a 75 year old lady the other day and in passing she mentioned that she gets a living alone allowance. I know that she lives alone and is on the age pension so hence the question.
Regardes Chris
Happywanderer said
06:09 PM Sep 28, 2016
Never heard of it.
I think she means that extra top up we get with the age pension. Forgotten the name at the moment but all age pensioners get it.
brickies said
06:25 PM Sep 28, 2016
Single pension has we know is larger than half a married pension , So this person may have been on a married pension and their partner move on and now on a single pension which more than half a married pension
PeterD said
05:22 PM Sep 29, 2016
This is not the place to ask. Ring Centrelink. If the allowance (or any other) exists they will advise you. They don't go out of their way to hide things these days.
Oh, and please report back your answer.
Gaylehere said
05:29 PM Sep 30, 2016
Maybe she is meaning the Widow Allowance. You must be a lady of course and be born before 1st July, 1955 and not have been in the workforce for a particular time before you can apply for this.
I guess it is something for 60 to 66 year old ladies who haven't been in the workforce to apply for up until they reach pension age. The age pension is more money though once you hit that age.
vanman said
09:41 AM Oct 20, 2016
I caught up with the lady who I referred to in my earlier post and she tells me that she gets a living alone allowance through Centrelink.
She started getting it after her husband died about 3 years ago.
Regards Chris
Lesley F said
08:59 AM Nov 18, 2016
I was on a widows pension.
Sharke said
06:19 AM Nov 20, 2016
The Living Alone Increase is an extra payment for people on social Welfare Widow's/Widower's Pension under the Occupational Injuries Benefit.
Do any of the solo's on the forum get the living alone allowance?
If so is it worth chasing?
Regards Chris
Never heard of that. And I've lived alone since 1990.
Why I was asking because I was talking a 75 year old lady the other day and in passing she mentioned that she gets a living alone allowance. I know that she lives alone and is on the age pension so hence the question.
Regardes Chris
I think she means that extra top up we get with the age pension. Forgotten the name at the moment but all age pensioners get it.
Oh, and please report back your answer.
I guess it is something for 60 to 66 year old ladies who haven't been in the workforce to apply for up until they reach pension age. The age pension is more money though once you hit that age.
I caught up with the lady who I referred to in my earlier post and she tells me that she gets a living alone allowance through Centrelink.
She started getting it after her husband died about 3 years ago.
Regards Chris
The Living Alone Increase is an extra payment for people on social Welfare Widow's/Widower's Pension under the Occupational Injuries Benefit.
Cheers
Jeff