The federal Budget is increasing the time new residents will have to wait for welfare payments.
The Australian Government is expected to save $671,100,000 over the next 5 years by extending the wait period for welfare payment eligibility to 4 years for new migrants.
Currently, the Newly Arrived Resident Waiting Period for the carer payment, and carer allowance, amongst others is between 0-2 years.
The change will only affect those who received permanent resident status after 1 January 2022.