Travel outside Australia rules for Farm Household Allowance - Farm Household Allowance

If you leave Australia to live in another country, your payment will stop when you depart.

If your travel is short term, your payment will stop when you depart, unless you’re travelling for an approved reason.

What the approved reasons are

You may get Farm Household Allowance for up to 6 weeks if you’re travelling outside Australia for one of these approved reasons:

to attend an acute family crisis - for example, to visit a family member who is critically ill
for specific humanitarian reasons - for example, to adopt a child or attend custody proceedings
to get eligible medical treatment that you can’t get in Australia.

If you’re attending an Australian Defence Force Reserves training camp, you’ll get your payment for the duration of the training.

You need to give us a written statement from the camp commander or the person in charge. It must show all of the following:

When you get Farm Household Allowance, you should always tell us if you’re leaving Australia.

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.