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What Residence Requirements does Crisis Payment have?

On the day you claim, you must be:

• in Australia, and
• residing in Australia on a permanent basis, and
• an Australian citizen, or
• the holder of a permanent resident visa, or
• the holder of a Special Category Visa - someone who arrived on a NZ passport and who is NOT affected by the changes to residence requirements (see below), or
• the holder of a specified sub-class of visa that qualifies you for Special Benefit

Please note: If you are claiming Crisis Payment for Humanitarian Entrants, you must hold one of the following qualifying humanitarian visas:

• subclass 200 - Refugee
• subclass 201 - In-Country Special Humanitarian
• subclass 202 - Global Special Humanitarian
• subclass 203 - Emergency Rescue, or
• subclass 204 - Woman at Risk

You can claim a Crisis Payment if you are a new or existing Centrelink customer.

Please Note: Changes to the Australian residence requirements MAY affect New Zealand citizens claiming payments in Australia. Current customers are NOT affected by this change.