In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an Australian resident. This section provides details of what constitutes an Australian resident.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Last amended: 20 September 2011
A person may be granted [glossary:Income Support Supplement:118] [glossary:(:][glossary:ISS:118][glossary:):] on the basis of invalidity if:
Section 36C VEA - age service pension restrictions
Section 37C VEA - invalidity service pension restrictions
A person's age is primarily important in determining whether they are eligible for [glossary:service pension:245] and veteran payment. [glossary:Pension age:316] and [glossary:qualifying age:635] are also used to determine eligibility for other payments and schemes run by DVA.
This chapter contains information on immediate financial assistance called crisis payments to people in severe financial hardship and suffering from extreme circumstances or release from lawful custody.
Last updated 5 March 2013
Last amended: 1 July 2008
Identify the age equalisation timetable applicable to the person's circumstances.
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If the person is a female... |
Then use the age equalisation timetable labelled... |
Last amended: What constitutes readily available funds
Readily available funds include cash on hand, financial institution accounts, term deposits, bonds, shares etc. Real estate, the family car and household contents are not considered readily available funds. When considering long term financial hardship, readily available funds include the surrender value of a life assurance policy, value of a second car or holiday home, etc. A person's readily available funds comprise:
