My partner is part indigenous never filled it in on a form in his life and never claimed anything.
As for native title payouts when it comes to mining you need to do more research this has often gone to select families not a community from what I have read. Contentious issue.
As for pension payments they aren't enough to live on either whole 'nother story. Good on you for helping out a neighbour and someone who needs it everyone should be doing this. Used to take the old guy from my work shopping and to the chemist all the time while working full time and having 2 kids. Society needs to chip in and help when they can. Alot of people could do with being less self absorbed.
