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Translated Lexicon of Centrelink Terms - Farsi - Lexicool

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<strong>Lexicon</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Centrelink</strong> terms<br />

W<br />

Waiting period:<br />

Statutory period that has to be served before<br />

payment can commence. For example a person may<br />

have a waiting period because they are a newly<br />

arrived resident or their liquid assets exceed certain<br />

limits.<br />

Waive:<br />

To forgo or put aside a legitimate right or claim.<br />

Especially used in connection with overpayments.<br />

War caused disability:<br />

Disability or illness which resulted from service in<br />

the armed forces during a time <strong>of</strong> war.<br />

Ward <strong>of</strong> the State:<br />

Child who has been placed in the legal custody <strong>of</strong><br />

the child welfare department <strong>of</strong> a State Government.<br />

Welfare payments:<br />

Any payments received from a Government welfare<br />

agency (eg State welfare departments) or from a<br />

private welfare organisation like St Vincent de Paul<br />

or the Smith Family.<br />

Widow:<br />

Generally a woman, legally married, who has<br />

survived her husband (ie a de jure widow). For the<br />

purposes <strong>of</strong> the Social Security Act 1991 a widow<br />

also includes:<br />

a woman who was a member <strong>of</strong> a couple (not legally<br />

married) and whose partner has died;<br />

a woman who is divorced from her husband;<br />

a woman who is legally married and whose husband<br />

has deserted her without just cause; or<br />

a woman who is legally married and whose husband<br />

has been in prison for a period <strong>of</strong> at least 6 months.<br />

Widow Allowance:<br />

An income support payment for women who were<br />

widowed, divorced or separated since turning 40<br />

years <strong>of</strong> age and who have no recent workforce<br />

experience.<br />

Widow B Pension:<br />

From 20 March 1997, no new grants <strong>of</strong> Widow B<br />

Pension. Current recipients continue to receive this<br />

pension until eligible for Age Pension.<br />

Wife Pension:<br />

Payment to the wife <strong>of</strong> an aged or disability support<br />

pensioner. No new grants since 1/7/1995.<br />

Withdraw:<br />

To take out money from an account.<br />

Withdrawal form:<br />

Official form used to make a withdrawal from an<br />

account.<br />

<strong>Farsi</strong>/Persian<br />

مدت انتظار<br />

چشم پوشيدن،‏ بخشودن<br />

ناتوانی ناشی از جنگ<br />

کودک تحت سرپرستی دولت<br />

پرداختی های رفاهی<br />

بيوه<br />

کمک هزينه بيوه<br />

مستمری بيوه B<br />

مستمری همسر<br />

پول از حساب برداشتن<br />

فرم برداشت پول

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