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Travelling
If you’re a homeowner and you’re travelling in mobile accommodation for 12 months or more, you may get Rent Assistance if both these apply:
- we assess your principal home as an asset
- you’re paying for site fees for your mobile accommodation while you travel.
You won’t get Rent Assistance if you’re travelling away from the home you own for less than 12 months and any of these apply:
- you own or are buying the home you live in
- living in government housing
- the Australian Government pays a subsidy to the approved residential aged care facility where you live
- your partner gets Rent Assistance with Family Tax Benefit
- you get an allowance and your partner gets Rent Assistance with their pension.
Site fees
Site fees are the amount you pay to the owner of a land holding like a caravan park if your principal home is a caravan or transportable home.
Mooring fees
Mooring fees are the amount you pay to keep your boat moored if your principal home is a boat.
Rent Assistance is payable to eligible customers. Find out about who can get it.