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Rent Assistance: could you get it?
Rent Assistance is added to a qualifying payment when you pay private rent above a threshold. This questionnaire checks whether it may apply. It does not estimate an amount: current thresholds and maximum rates aren't stored on this site, and we won't guess them.
Official site: Official Rent Assistance page ↗
Type: preliminary questionnaire. No dollar estimate is produced.
1. Do you get a qualifying payment (e.g. Age Pension, JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, or more than the base rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A)?
2. Do you pay rent, board, lodging or site fees in private accommodation?
3. Do you live in public (state or territory) housing?
4. Is your rent above the minimum threshold for your situation?
Thresholds depend on whether you are single or a couple and have children; Services Australia publishes them.
Answer every question to see the result.
Getting the amount
Services Australia's payment estimators and the official Rent Assistance page show current thresholds and rates.