Newstart Allowance residence requirements

To lodge a Newstart Allowance claim you must be an Australian resident and in Australia on the day.

To qualify as an Australian resident you must be living in Australia as:

an Australian citizen, or
the holder of a permanent resident visa, or
a New Zealand citizen who was in Australia on 26 February 2001, or for 12 months in the 2 years immediately before that date, or was assessed as "protected" before 26 February 2004.

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