Who can get a Crisis Payment for Humanitarian Entrants - Crisis Payment for humanitarian entrants

Eligibility

You must meet all of the following:

be eligible for, or getting, an income support payment or ABSTUDY Living Allowance
be in severe financial hardship
have arrived in Australia as a humanitarian entrant for the first time on a certain visa subclass
be in Australia when you submit your claim
contact us within 7 days of your first arrival in Australia.

You must hold one of these humanitarian visas to get the payment:

You can’t get this payment if you’re an Australian citizen.

If you can’t get this Crisis Payment, read about other crisis and special help you can get.

To get this payment you must contact us, or make a claim within 7 days of your first arrival in Australia.

We consider you to have made contact if you do one of these to get a payment or concession card:

After contacting us, you must submit your claim within 14 days.

For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.