╨╧рб▒с>■  ')■   (                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴` Ё┐a bjbj╦s╦s .ййa      дддддддд┌6666 B ю4╢ZZZZZ555│╡╡╡╡╡╡$ъhR *┘д55555┘ддZZ█юППП5FдZдZ│П5│ППддПZN А1· A╝╞6{ П│04П| Е| П| дП$55П55555┘┘Е 55545555ююю$$ююю╕╠    дддддд     Submission to the National Inquiry into Discrimination against People in Same-Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits At 19 years of age I was a university student. I had been living with my girlfriend for over a year. Youth allowance was my primary source of income. Because I was in a same sex relationship rather than in a heterosexual relationship I was unable to get the full amount of youth allowance. A person has to qualify as independent by Centrelink standards if they are to be eligible for the full rate of youth allowance before they are twenty one. One way to qualify as independent is to have been living with your partner for over a year - (i.e legally a defacto relationship). But same sex relationships don't count. Throughout my undergraduate degree I received between $110 and $220 per fortnight. Farida Iqbal Хa °Їh~