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.
Retirement village or lifestyle village rent type for rent assistance
Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you’re in retirement living.
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.
Gifting
If you give away your income or assets, they may still count towards your income and assets tests. This also applies if you sell them for less than they’re worth.
How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.
Financial investments
The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.
What FIS information you can watch online
We have information about financial matters online that may help your situation.
How to manage your Rent Assistance
There are things you need to tell us if you get Rent Assistance.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.
New Zealand citizens claiming payments in Australia
If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia you may be eligible to get Centrelink payments or concession cards.