Long Term Difficult Family Circumstances

Some examples of long-term difficult family circumstances are:

• homeless
• refugee
• long term illness of a family member
• applicant having carer responsibilities (children, parent, siblings etc.) or excessive responsibilities in the home
• violence, abuse, alcohol/drug, criminal proceedings/issues in family
• disrupted schooling, e.g. attended 3 or more different schools, moved interstate during Year 12, missed long periods of Year 12 for other than medical reasons, commenced schooling in Australia at the beginning of Year 12
• death of immediate family member or close friend
• crowded living conditions
• work requirements to support family
• personal chronic illness
• divorce/separation of parents

You will need to provide supporting documentation to verify your claims.