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  1. Rent Assistance
  2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Rent Assistance

The travel rules for your main payment affect your Rent Assistance when you travel outside Australia.

Capability assessment

An assessment done by us to find out if you’re capable of meeting your current mutual obligation requirements.

Veteran Payment affects your income support payment

Information to help you make a choice between Veteran Payment and an income support payment.

Exemptions from the newly arrived resident's waiting period

After you arrive in Australia, there can be a waiting period to get some of our payments and concessions. Find out if you may not have to wait this period.

  1. Parenting Payment
  2. Who can get it

Waiting periods for Parenting Payment

You may have to wait before your Parenting Payment starts.

  1. Who can get it
  2. The Transition to Work subsidy

Transition to Work activity requirements additional child care subsidy

There are a number of activities that count towards your requirements. These include studying, looking for a job, working or training.

  1. Asset types
  2. Gifting

What gifts we include in income and assets tests

We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.

  1. JobSeeker Payment
  2. How to report and manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get JobSeeker Payment

You must tell us if things change as it may affect your JobSeeker Payment.

  1. How much you can get
  2. Dependent or independent

Independent through work for Youth Allowance as a job seeker

You may be an independent job seeker if you’ve supported yourself through full time paid work.

Independent for ABSTUDY through work

You may be independent if you’ve supported yourself through work.

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