geraldine2

Dear all

Iam presently in australia working on pr visa with my family.(one wife and two school going girls)

Presently iam receiving some payment from centrelink for my kids.

What dolls or payment i received if i loose my job after three years.

for example my monthly salary is aus dollars 5000.

I will be gratefull if all of you reply.

Many Thanks

Gerald

Jen1977ni

ABCDiamond

$204.50 per week, but you also have to pass an Income and assets test, and lodge an application for payment form every two weeks.

You may also need to enter an Employment Pathway Plan and participate in a Work for the Dole project.

ronan_in_Oz

Of course they will ask this question sooner or later. I do not think anybody can live comfortably on Centerlink's assistance, atleast not migrants (I mean skilled migrants here).

And for this they ultimately they have to go out and earn something for sure.

caliburn

Studies revealed that migrants' productivity is generally higher in Australia and they bring about positive results for the Oz economy. Some perceive that Asians tend to be the most competitive and efficient at work and they rely the least on social payments. Anecdotal evidences suggest that its the people of Arab origin that generally have a higher tendency to seek or rely on dole money.

Anyways, I think the OP has all the good intentions and will be as hardworking a migrant as anyone. However, given the uncertainty around moving to a new market and finding a job, he also wants to explore the support structure available for downside protection. There's nothing wrong with that, we all do worry on the face of uncertainty.

IndieG

In IT (no idea what!)....however, previous qualifications account for a lot too

BTech, MTech from IIT Kharagpur then studied further (think Monash) in IT.

sr71

Has the OP tried the UK, I believe they have a better assortment of benefits available to the newly arrived immigrant.

What kind of mentality does a person have to ask this sort of question. And then people complain about the Aussies that have the "F*** off, we're full' stickers. It just doesn't compute for me. I've never claimed a benefit in my life, lucky enough not to need to, but certainly if I was emigrating (and I have lived in a few countries) I would never even think about benefits. I would be going 100% based on my own ability to work and produce my income.

Dorothy

So, as an immigrant who has never claimed a benefit I gather you turned down the first homebuyers grant, child benefits from Centrelink, Medicare, etc?

collybabe24

geez this site is really getting annoying, what gives people the right to judge others, wages are low over here and without family assistance we would never have survived im glad i asked the question what we were entitled to when we were moving here people have a right to enquire about anything if you are moving to a new country you need to know the rules and if god forbid you lose your jobs like we have you need to know if you will be entitled to any help, so fair play for asking, if you dont like it dont bloody reply to the thread

Dorothy

Couldn't agree more. Most of us come here with the intention of working hard and paying our own way, but sometimes due to unforseen circumstances things don't work out the way we planned. Thank God for rent assistance and the child benefit during our first year here or we would have been in very deep trouble. (Savings last only so long when the main breadwinner is unemployed)

bcworld

Plenty of people who post on here do ask 'how do I get the first home owner's grant?' - before they even arrive in Australia & regardless of how 'cashed up' they are. Strangely no one seems to have a problem with that. Sometimes the threads are even started by ardent Daily Mail readers who spend the rest of their time whinging about the UK benefits system (you shall remain nameless - I bit my tongue! ). Ironic don't you think?

The amount of free Australian taxpayers money available to new immigrants who have contributed nothing to the Australian purse (and need never) is equivalent to many years worth of dole payments. Chuck in a baby bonus as well for good measure if you like (half a years worth of dole payments).

Before I get jumped on - I have no problem with new migrants claiming the benefits they are eligble for - only a problem with hypocrites!

sr71

Still renting, not entitled to child benefits and have private medical insurance that I've never used yet anyway.

shafanm

Would you mind telling how you derived at $ 204.50 ( based on 5k pm )

thanks

ABCDiamond

Because that is the figure that Centrelink quote. Your earnings have no relationship to unemployment benefit.

Catch

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