Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)
Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.
How much you can get on the Continence Aids Payment Scheme
Information about how much you can get, how we pay and why it won’t count as income.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov
How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.
How to claim Carer Allowance
Complete the following steps to claim Carer Allowance. Before you start, check if you can get it.
Paying tax on a Centrelink payment
You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink
How to prove who you are over the phone.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.
Who can get Carer Payment
To get Carer Payment, both you and the person you provide care for need to be eligible.