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Originally Posted by Spudz27
If she is just moving in, I was under the impression you are not classed defacto until such time as you have lived together for 1yr. So your income should not matter. Again I may be very wrong. We will lose our entitlements soon, even though I no onger work and my fiance earns on 40k gross, but I will receive 30-40k from an estate, so they will consider it income, even though I won't be living off it as my gran would not have wanted it used as income, even in my current situation. The kicker is I will be paying off 1 car and all other debts, about 20k total, but they will then use the value of my now owned asset (car) against us. I know someone who was told to sell their car (worth 16,000) buy a 2000 banger and come back when the money is gone.
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In centrelink's eyes, you are defacto the mintue she moves in.
I came across this situation when I started uni and moved out with my GF at the time. The kicker for this was that while I was living at home, I had been classed as independant due to earning enough one year, so my parents wages were not considered, but I was still living in a household with an income of around $120k, but the minute I moved out with the GF and into a household earning $28k I was now a dependant and she was supposed to support me, pay rent, bills etc. Some stuff just doesn't make sense.
If they are a friend there is another form (yes ANOTHER one) to fill out that is basically a stat dec saying you are not a couple, just friends.
I wonder if they paint you with the same brush, as qucikly as this, if your best male mate moved in.