With good money management you—and your heirs—could live handsomely for a lot of, many years. But as soon as that you claim that prize, you is likely to be descended upon by vultures who want a hefty helping of the winnings.
If you’re unable to see a store or Head Office to gather a prize (excluding Division 1), please print and complete the claim form and post it with the initial ticket/s to Head Office, Locked Bag 66, SUBIACO WA 6904. We recommend you keep a scanned copy or photograph of your ticket, plus a copy of one’s prize claim form, until your claim has been processed. For collecting a Division 1 prize, please reference the data above.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we made some temporary changes to the prize claim period for some ticket purchases, to give you more time and options to claim your prize. Tickets for Monday and Wednesday Lotto, OZ Lotto, Powerball, Saturday Lotto, Cash 3 and Set For Life where in fact the draw took place between 15 March 2020 and 15 March 2021, have an extended prize claim period of 24 months from the date of the draw. To claim your prize, please visit a retailer or submit a prize claim form with your original ticket to within 24 months of the date of the draw.
Substantial lottery winnings are a cash prize won within a game, purchase of a ticket, hand, or similar bet, that will be equal to or greater compared to the resource limit for elderly or disabled households, that will be currently $3,500. The dollar amount is determined before taxes and other withholding.
If your household member shared in the purchase of a solution, hand, or similar bet, with a non-household member, the total percentage of the winnings allocated to family members must be considered when determining whether a household is required to report through the certification period. This reporting requirement applies even though your family immediately spends or loses an amazing percentage of the winnings and the residual winnings are below the resource limit for elderly and disabled households.
A household may reapply for CalFresh at any time. The household must not be considered categorically eligible or modified categorical eligible. Counties must apply the CalFresh gross income, net income and resource test. This requirement only applies initially the household is certified following the increasing loss of eligibility.
If family members composition has changed, family members is considered an alternative household that is treated as some other CalFresh applicant household.
Counties must verbally inform all new and existing households of the new substantial lottery and gambling winnings reporting requirement during the first certification and recertification interview. Counties must inform your family that benefits will be discontinued if family members receives substantial winnings throughout the certification period.
