Last amended: 5 January 2006
The VEA does not define usual place of residence. A person's usual place of residence is the area where they normally live, sleep and eat. To change their usual place of residence, a person has to completely abandon their former place of residence.
This table lists indicators that may assist in determining a person's usual place of residence.
Indicator |
Example |
Property arrangements |
the person owns or rents the home in which they are living |
Mailing arrangements |
the person has Departmental correspondence sent to this address |
It may be difficult for a person who travels frequently to establish a usual place of residence. If a person is temporarily living somewhere, but has a fixed intention of returning to another address, they should not be considered itinerant. The onus is on the person to provide evidence to support their qualification for RAA [2].
Remote area allowance is a supplementary payment added to the rate of income support pension where the pensioner's usual place of residence is situated in a remote area, and where the pensioner is physically present in the remote area.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16237%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23