Comprehensive Guide to Rent Assistance through Centrelink

so in today's video I will tell you that how you can be able to get rent assistance through center link rent assistance is an additional payment from centralink to help people who receive certain income support payments and pay rent here is how to apply for rent assistance in Australia eligibility check first determine if you are eligible for rent assistance generally you may be eligible if you receive a qualifying Central Link payment like job Seeker payment age pension disability support pension or parenting payment pay rent in time meet the rent threshold for your situation now I'm going to tell you the steps to apply for rent assistance number one link center link to my go account if you haven't already done so you will need to link your central Link account to your my goov account visit the my Go website log in and Link center link by following the prompts number two provide rent details you need to update your rent details with center link you can do this online through your central Link online account via my go or you can do it by phone or in person at a central Link service center log in to your my goov account select center link from the linked service go to update your details section select accommodation details and update your information and how you can do it through phone call center link customer service line and provide your updated rent detail the contact number for Central Link is generally 132 468 but it's best to check the services Australia website for most current contact information okay if you're going to go in person to see someone in Cent link visit a central Link Service Center provide your rent details and any necessary documents such as lease agreement or rent receipts number three submit supporting documents you may need to provide evidence of your rent this could include a lease agreement or tency agreement rent receipts or letter from your landlord or real estate agent you can submit these documents online upload them through your central Link online account in person take them to a central Link service center number four wait for assessment Central Link will assess your eligibility based on the information and documents you provide if you are eligible rent assistance will be added to your regular Central Link payment there are some additional information you need to know notification you will be notified of the outcome of your application through your my goov account by mail or through your preferred contact method rent assistance is regularly reviewed ensure your details are always up to date to avoid any interruption in your payments for more detailed information visit the service Australia rent assistance page or contact center link directly for assistance all right so the most important question here is how much rent you can get the amount of rent assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay there is a minimum amount of rent you need to pay to get rent assistance for every $1 of rent you pay above this amount you will get 75 cents you can't get more than the maximum amount we update rent assistance rate on 20 March and 20 September each year rates when paid with income support payments and ab study rent assistance rate that apply if you get it with an income support payment if you are a single person fortn nightly you will get $146 to get the maximum payment your fortn nightly rent is at least $396 N4 single sharer same fortn nightly maximum is$ 313 if you are a couple or combined you get rent assistance $236 maximum payment your fortn nightly rent is at least $4 4728 7 one of a couple separated due to illness partner in respired care $146 fortn nightly $396 maximum one of a couple temporarily separated $146 $382 fortn nightly maximum all right so here I'm on to the service Australia website and um the information here about getting rent assistance I'm going to share it with you most of it I have already shared but there is something which I did not share is this one you can also tell us by using Express plus centr link mobile app so this centr link express Plus app you can install or download on your mobile and let's have a look about this app Express Plus centralink mobile app you can manage most of your central Link information with us using the mobile app watch our video about the express plus Central Link mobile app so you can watch this video on this website to get more information about rent assistance how to download and set up the app just simply go onto your app store on your Android phone or Apple phone and download it from there let's click this link and what it says let's see what it says you can download and set up Express Plus centralink mobile app on your mobile or tablet tablet you need to have centralink online account and myov account to use the app if you don't have centralink online account and myov account you will need to create one you will need your central Link reference number crn number to register for an online account you will then need to link your centralink online account to my goov you can use my goov online help guide when you have set up your centralink online account you can download and use the express Plus centralink mobile app if the operating system on your device is not up to date you can either download the latest software for your device use your central Link online account through myov set up the app that's how you set up the app on your mobile phone you will need to set up your app before you use it you can do this by following these steps select start now read and accept the express plus terms and conditions enter your my go sign in details create or use your PIN you will use your my golf pin every time you sign into your app keep in mind the app will log out if you haven't used it for 15 minutes next what you can do you can use express Plus centring mobile app to check and update your information on report income in your language upload documents request documents payment destination change of circumstances create your voice print learn about how you can use express Plus centring app after you claim a payment through your centring online account you can track most claims view your payment and transaction history view save and print your letters upload or request documents view your digital cards you can also use the app to manage your basic card Advanced payment center pay deduction deduction for tax center link debts you can view and update your detail using the app including report and update your employment income your family income estimate and payment Choice your personal details including your bank detail your employment status if you are a student older or Australian or parent getting parenting payment report income in your language you can report your income in English Arabic Vietnamese Persian and Chinese simplified using the app this option isn't available in your centring online account to report in one of the available language you need to change the language setting on your device before you report you will only need to do this once for Apple iOS device follow these steps open settings select General select language and region select iPhone language search for the language you want to change or select it from the list select to change to the language you want to choose exit setting to go back to your home screen for Android devices follow these steps open setting select General management select language select add a language select the language from the list you want to change exit setting to go back to your home screen when you access the app the app is available 24 hours 7 days a week there may be a short break for service update between 1200 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. the express plus Central Link mobile app is available for Apple device with iOS 12 and above Android device with 6.0 and above we recommend you download update when they are available you can change your device setting to allow automatic update on your device make sure you sign out every time you finish using this app to sign out select more than sign out Follow The Prompt when you do this message will say you have successfully signed out if you don't see this message you haven't signed out of the app yet the app will sign you out if you haven't used it for 15 minutes multiple people using single device each person must have their own account in the app for security reasons I hope you found these information really helpful please make sure to like And subscribe and hit that not notification Bell for all the latest upcoming videos and I will see you in my next video Until then goodbye