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To get AGDRP
You must meet some residence rules to be eligible for AGDRP.
On any day of the declared disaster, you must have one of the following:
- Australian citizenship
- a permanent residence visa
- a protected Special Category visa.
You must also either:
- be living in Australia
- have been in Australia for a specific amount of time before the disaster is declared.
We’ll let you know the specific amount of time in the online claim for your disaster event.
How else you may meet the residence rules
You may be eligible for AGDRP if you’re getting one of the following payments:
- Age Pension
- Austudy
- Carer Allowance or Carer Payment
- Double Orphan Pension
- Disaster Recovery Allowance
- Disability Support Pension
- Jobseeker Payment
- Mobility Allowance
- Parenting Payment
- Special Benefit
- Youth Allowance.
You may also be eligible if you hold one of the following visas:
- subclass 060 or 070 - Bridging
- subclass 309 - Partner (provisional)
- subclass 449 - Humanitarian Stay
- subclass 785 - Temporary Protection
- subclass 786 - Temporary (Humanitarian Concern)
- subclass 790 - Safe Haven Enterprise
- subclass 820 - Partner (temporary).
To get DRA
You must meet some residence rules to be eligible for DRA.
On any day of the declared disaster you must be living in Australia and have one of the following:
- Australian citizenship
- a permanent residence visa
- a protected Special Category visa.
You may also be eligible if you hold one of the following visas:
- subclass 060 or 070 - Bridging
- subclass 309 - Partner (provisional)
- subclass 449 - Humanitarian Stay
- subclass 785 - Temporary Protection
- subclass 786 - Temporary (Humanitarian Concern)
- subclass 790 - Safe Haven Enterprise
- subclass 820 - Partner (temporary).
Definitions
For residence rules, we use the following definitions.
Living in Australia means Australia is your usual place of residence.
Australia also includes:
- the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- the Territory of Christmas Island
- Norfolk Island
- Lord Howe Island.
When we’re deciding if you live in Australia, we’ll look at the following:
- where you live and who you live with
- if you have family in Australia or overseas
- your employment, business or financial ties in Australia and overseas
- your assets in Australia and overseas
- how often and how long you travel outside Australia
- anything else we think is relevant.
A permanent residence visa lets you stay in Australia indefinitely. This also allows you to claim all Centrelink payments and concession cards as an Australian resident if you’re living in Australia.
You’re generally a protected SCV holder if you arrived in Australia on a New Zealand passport, and were either:
- in Australia on 26 February 2001
- in Australia for 12 months in the 2 years immediately before this date
- assessed as a protected SCV holder before 26 February 2004.
If you live in Australia and have a protected SCV, you can claim all Centrelink payments and concession cards.