What kind of benefits do you enjoy after immigrating to Australia?

A master's degree must be a graduate of a major in short supply, such as accounting, with a two-year full-time academic system. After graduation, you can immigrate directly from IELTS 4-7, otherwise you need to work for one year before taking IELTS 4-6.

PR is the so-called green card permanent resident qualification. Except voting and joining the army, you can basically enjoy the same benefits as Australian citizens.

Overview of Australian welfare

Child support is 50-300 Australian dollars/person/two-week special relief fund is 350 Australian dollars/person/two-week.

Early childhood education allowance 100 A/person/week unemployment benefit 350 A/person/two weeks.

The free childbirth allowance for basic education and medical care is 4000 Australian dollars/time.

The allowance for higher education students is 330 Australian dollars/person/two-week state pension, depending on individual circumstances.

Australia began to establish its social security system on 19 10, which is one of the first countries in the world to establish its social welfare system. When new immigrants arrive in Australia, they can enjoy free medical care and parental allowance immediately. Australia has a wide range of social security benefits, mainly in the following forms:

I. Pension:

In Australia, men who enjoy pensions need to be over 65 and women need to be over 60. Even if the recipient's wife is not eligible for a pension, she can receive it. Whether you can get a pension or not depends on the income and assets of the parties concerned and meets the requirements of living conditions. Annuities are linked to the inflation rate and are adjusted every two years. All pensioners can get preferential medical drugs and other health benefits. Other benefits provided by the government to pensioners include reduced transportation fees, local taxes, electricity charges and car registration fees.

Second, the family child allowance:

Anyone who raises one or more children can get subsidies, but such subsidies must be obtained through a survey of family income and property. Family allowance is usually paid once every two weeks to the main guardian, usually the mother of the child. The collection of child support depends on the annual income of families with children.

III. Welfare for the Disabled and Patients:

Persons receiving pensions due to disability and those receiving temporary subsidies due to illness receive rehabilitation treatment and training. Parents or guardians who need to take care of their children at home because of their physical, intellectual or psychological disabilities can get relief funds for the disabled and patients. Disabled people who are employed or undergoing training but cannot use public transportation can receive transportation subsidies; People who take care of severely disabled pensioners or other recipients at home for a long time can get caregiver subsidies.

Four, unemployment benefits:

For the unemployed who are looking for a job or are receiving education, training or placement in order to find a job opportunity, subsidies such as "job search subsidy" and "restart subsidy" are given so that they can earn enough income to support themselves and their families; At present, the amount of unemployment benefits is about 4 10 Australian dollars per person every two weeks. New immigrants are not eligible to apply until two years after they arrive in Australia.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) Maternity allowance:

Pregnant women who live in Australia and whose children were born in Australia can apply for maternity allowance. For example, pregnant women born on a boat while their children are settling in Australia, and foreign pregnant women who have lived in Australia for more than one year can also enjoy this subsidy. Every time a child is born.

When, you can receive a one-time maternity allowance.

Six, the whole people enjoy free medical care:

National Health Care (Medicare) is Australia's national health insurance plan. New immigrants can enjoy most free medical services immediately, and patients with national health care diseases can also enjoy free treatment in public hospitals. The state will pay for patients: the cost of medical treatment, the cost of surgery in public hospitals, and the cost of hospitalization (including medicine and diet). Under normal circumstances, medical practitioners, hospitals and governments implement unified billing, and patients only need to swipe their cards without paying. Although the state will not pay for drugs for patients, the government subsidizes many medical prescriptions through the "medical subsidy plan".

In addition, there are study allowance, remote area allowance, nursing allowance, spouse allowance, telephone allowance, rent allowance, transportation allowance and childcare allowance. However, most new immigrants have to wait two years before they are eligible to apply for some social insurance subsidies, including unemployment benefits and study allowances. The benefits that new immigrants can enjoy after arriving in Australia include medical allowance, child support, special relief fund, university scholarship, repayment of interest-free tuition loan, etc.

Australian immigrants

With an area of 7.69 million square kilometers, Australia is the largest island, the smallest country and the sixth largest country in the world, but its population is small, about19 million.

Most Australian residents live in the eastern Pacific coastal cities, mainly descendants of early British immigrants, plus immigrants from Europe and other countries in the world. At present, people from more than 65,438+040 countries in the world live in Australia, making Australia a multicultural country.

Australia is an English speaking country. Its political, legal and cultural system has inherited the British tradition. Australia is still one of the Commonwealth countries. It has close ties with western countries, and its ties with neighboring countries in the Asia-Pacific region are deepening.

Australia has seven states and one territory. Western Australia is the largest state, and its area is as big as the whole of Western Europe.

Beautiful natural environment:

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, with beautiful natural scenery and pleasant climate in all seasons. It is not hot in summer and not cold in winter. Australia accounts for five of the top ten most livable cities in the world.

On June 5th, 2005, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) under the famous British magazine The Economist announced that Melbourne ranked second. Perth (fifth), Adelaide (sixth) and Sydney (seventh).

Strong economic strength and excellent investment environment;

From 65438 to 0999, Australia ranked first in the per capita wealth ranking published by the World Bank. In 2004, the per capita GDP was US$ 30,000, with an average increase of 4.5% in the past five years. In 2005, the per capita GDP was US$ 34,700.

The economy and China are highly complementary and have unlimited business opportunities;

Australia and China have great prospects for cooperation in mineral energy and agricultural and sideline products. The Australia-China Free Trade Agreement is expected to be signed in 2006, when the tariffs between the two countries will be reduced to zero.

Welfare:

Australia is a country with high welfare and is recognized as a pioneer of social welfare in the world. The basic welfare system is embodied in:

1. Free compulsory education from primary school to high school 12 years;

2. University tuition is 2/3 lower than that of international students, and it is an interest-free government loan;

3./kloc-Before the age of 0/8, enjoy the child allowance of the welfare department;

4. After reaching the age of eighteen, enjoy the student allowance;

5. Free medical care for all;

6.60-year-old women and 65-year-old men enjoy pensions;

7. Low-income allowance;

8. Unemployment benefits;

9. Multi-child allowance (5,000 Australian dollars/person);

10. Unmarried parent allowance

1 1. Single parent allowance, etc.

Free compulsory education

Australia implements free compulsory education from primary school to senior high school 12 years, and all Australian citizens, immigrants with green cards and new immigrants with temporary residency can enjoy this treatment.

Free medical service

There are more than 1, 100 hospitals in Australia, of which more than 60% are public hospitals, with an average of 4.5 beds per thousand people. There are about 42,000 registered doctors and 0/90,000 registered nurses in Australia.

National Health Insurance (Medicare) is Australia's national health insurance plan. New immigrants can enjoy most free medical services immediately, and patients with national health diseases can also enjoy free treatment in public hospitals. You should register with the nearest national health office as soon as you arrive in Australia (registration is not automatic). Please bring your passport and visa approval letter to prove that you are a permanent resident of Australia.

The state will pay for patients: the cost of medical treatment, the cost of surgery in public hospitals, and the cost of hospitalization (including medicine and diet). Under normal circumstances, medical practitioners, hospitals and governments implement unified billing, and patients only need to swipe their cards without paying.

Although the state will not pay for patients to buy medicines, the government subsidizes many medical prescriptions through the Medical Subsidy Scheme. Low-income people (with an annual household income of no more than $24,000) only need to pay $2.60 for prescription drugs in pharmacies, and the rest are subsidized by the government.

In Australia, 65,438+0/3 of the annual government budget is spent on medical services, which shows that the government has made great efforts in safeguarding national health.

taxation

Australia is a high-tax country. Everyone with income has to pay taxes according to law and has his own personal tax number.

At the end of a fiscal year (from July 1 in Australia to June 30th of the following year), all people who have jobs and income in Australia, including non-Australian citizens. You must take the initiative to declare the annual income and tax payment in July 7- 10/0 to the tax bureau, and refund more taxes and pay less taxes. The tax rate is generally 17% to 47%. If an individual's income is less than the allowance of $6,000, he must also report to the Inland Revenue Department. The relevant tax calculation method is as follows:

Taxable amount of pre-tax income

0-6,000 USD None

60,065,438 USD +0-265,438 USD+0,600 USD, and the income exceeding 6,000 USD is 65,438+07%.

$2 1, 601-$58,000 $2,652 plus 30% of income exceeding $2 1, 600.

$58,001-$70,000 $13,572 plus 42% of the income exceeding $58,0001.

& GT70,000 USD18,612 plus 47% of the income above 70,000 USD.

At the same time, taxpayers who meet the conditions of low-income families, multi-family members' support and individual small enterprises can apply to the tax bureau for refund of part or all of their taxes. Usually you can go through the formalities of tax refund yourself, but most taxpayers choose accountants or tax agents because they don't know much about the relevant rules, and the handling fee is about 30 to 60 Australian dollars.

Political stability and protection of private property;

In a democratic society, people enjoy a wide range of freedoms and rights, and the main duties of the government are limited to providing public welfare services and maintaining order. Personal private property is protected by law.