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Board and lodging rent type for Rent Assistance

Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you pay board and lodgings to a homeowner or primary tenant for a room in their property.

  1. Rent Assistance
  2. Who can get it

Rent types for Rent Assistance

Rent is an amount you pay to live in accommodation someone else owns. There are different types of rent that apply if you get Rent Assistance.

  1. Top payments
  2. Mobile service centres

How Mobile Service Centres can help

Our mobile service centres offer a wide range of services to meet the needs of rural and regional communities.

Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment

For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.

Asset types

Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.

Income test for JobSeeker Payment

Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.

  1. Special Benefit
  2. How to claim

Supporting documents for Special Benefit

When you claim Special Benefit, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.

  1. School
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Parent or Guardian details - for the BASE tax year and CURRENT tax year for dependent Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY customers form (MOD JY)

Use this form to provide income details of a parent or guardian if you are a dependent claiming or receiving Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY.

Real estate income

This is lease or rent money you get from a property you own. It counts in your income test.

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