Centrelink and Medicare on the road.

How does it go while you are on the road?

Anywhere you get phone reception you can access the system.

Almost all towns have a Telstra tower. In fact you really will be surprised where you get coverage. In the middle of nowhere suddenly you phone will receive all of the messages that have been on hold. The key to success, if you are not relying on free WiFi, is Telstra. We might whinge about them but they have the country covered.

Thanks big red. Has this been while you were traveling? Was it easy to use?

Yes 881,It is very easy to use,all your details are there once you log in,so you can check on anything and what I like is you can keep in touch wherever you have mobile reception .

Rent assistance while travelling?

Please explain....

Here we go again. Its quite simple and fully legal.
If your caravan is your ONLY HOME, when you pay site fees in a van park it is rent and if you are on a pension you get rent assistance.

We are on Age pensions and so are eligible.
Is exactly the same as if you rent a house in the suburbs and on a pension.

If you doubt me go to the Centrelink webpage and download the form.

To get the full amount of $120 a fortnight you must be paying at least $344.40 a fortnight in rent. Can be at a different park each night.
Forms must be presented within 14 days of payment at each place.

Waits for high indignation.

I am doing the same. Don`t know why people get indignant, I`ve paid my taxes so I am entitled. Regards G.T.

I know of a couple that own their home, rent it out and get rent assistance whilst travelling...please do not argue with me that I am wrong...the system for them was set up by the relevant authority, even though I believe it to be wrong I say good luck to them..cheers

Rooster you are not wrong but it is wrong that they get it as it only supposed to go to people who do not have a home other than the one they live in and pay rent to live where they .

I would be ringing the dob in line.

You can go to Centrelink and say the same to 3 people and get 3 different answers and in our case all were incorrect

It was set up by CentreLink....yes I do know all about CentrLink, the hassles that I have had over the years...whew and whew again. You just have to say yes sir, no sir and go along for the ride, bumpy as it may be ,and I do have my reasons for not "dobbing" them in (very personal)..cheers

Rent assistance for a caravan park while travelling, yep that would have to be the best rort out.

In my honest opinion, it is theft.

Sorry but you are way out of line Steve.

If you dont own a house ANYWHERE and the only home you have is the caravan, Centrelink class that as your home.
As you dont own any land either you pay rent to occupy a site in a van park.

If you live in the suburbs and dont OWN the house you live in and pay rent to live there it is the same.
The fact that your house has wheels is immaterial.

However in the case above where someone rents out their family home and then gets rent assistance, that is FRAUD plain and simple.

Even if Centrelink mistakenly gave it to them, because the rules quite plainly say you cant OWN a home and get rent assistance.

ALso its the same as living in a " Manufactured Home" park where you pay a weekly fee to live and dont pay the rates etc.
You are eligible for rent assistance as long as you live there. Dont blame us , we were told to apply by Centrelink.
You do however have to be on a pension to qualify.

Have had this argument before both on here and other forums and believe me we dont get a penny more than we are entitled to out of Centrelink. Not even a full pension!!.