New residents face longer wait for Centrelink payments
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English - September 26, 2021 23:48 - 7 minutes - 13.6 MBNews Government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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With changes in the social security laws set to take effect from 1 January 2022, new permanent residents will have a four-year wait period before they can access most government payments.