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National Welfare Rights Network factsheets
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Factsheets on a range of issues relating to Centrelink and social security - for eg. carer payments and allowances, marriage like relationships, crisis payments, sickness allowances, family tax benefit, Newstart allowance, new arrived residents and partner allowances. Also comprehensive self help guides and advocacy kits for appeals to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Also provides contacts for free legal advice and assistance.
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Social security entitlements Chapter 40: The law handbook 11th edition
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Covers social security payments, income and assets tests, concession cards, disability aged and carer pensions, newstart, youth, sickness, widow, mature age, partner and special allowances. Payments for people with children such as maternity allowance.
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Check your public library.
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A Tool Kit title
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Veterans' entitlements Chapter 43 The law handbook 11th edition
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Covers war pensions, war widow pension, appeals, Veterans' Review Board.
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Check your public library.
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A Tool Kit title
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Independent social security handbook, 6th edition
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Guide to the social security and Centrelink systems, welfare to work reforms, social security and family assistance payments, income and assets tests, and the social security appeals process. It also contains practical advice on how to handle social security and Centrelink problems.
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Raper, Michael (ed)
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Check your public library.
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A Law Books title
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Elder law in Australia
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All areas of law regarding older Australians including deceased estates, negligence, elders in society, elder abuse (financial and competence contexts), confidentiality and discrimination issues, age and disability discrimination, retirement village living, delegated decision making, and challenges to wills and estates.
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Lewis, Rodney
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A Law Books title
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Australian social security guide
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Contains the Social Security Act and Regulations, and commentary on this. Information on aged and disability pensions, parenting and family payments, newstart, mature age and youth allowance, sickness allowance, other payments. Also covers reviews and appeals. Location number Ref/N344.9402/5
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Available from the Legal Information Access Centre, State Library of NSW
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