Residing in Australia

Last amended: 16 January 2024

Overview

In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an [glossary:Australian resident:582]. The first criteria for being an Australian resident is for a person to reside in Australia. Below are details of what constitutes a person who can be considered to “reside in Australia”.    

 
Definition

A person is accepted as residing in [glossary:Australia:161] if:

Determining Severe Financial Hardship - Unavoidable or Reasonable Expenditure

Delegate to consider unavoidable or reasonable expenditure

A delegate should exercise their discretion in determining whether a person is in severe financial hardship by having reasonable regard to the unavoidable or reasonable expenditure of the person in comparison to the maximum annual rate of pension. The capacity for non-dependent household members to contribute to the day to day costs of living should also be considered.

3.2.2 ISS Eligibility

Last amended: 20 September 2011

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for [glossary:Income Support Supplement:118] [glossary:(:][glossary:ISS:118][glossary:),:] the person must be eligible for a war widows' pension or a war widowers' pension paid under the VEA, or be a wholly dependent partner eligible to receive compensation under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA).