Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim
When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.
- Top payments
- Carer Payment
Who can get Carer Payment
To get Carer Payment, both you and the person you provide care for need to be eligible.
Paying tax on a Centrelink payment
You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.
- Living with disability
- Most useful information
Medical Practitioners - Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) - Medical confirmation form (SA449)
This form is part of the medical assessment for EMEP. It may help cover extra costs of running essential medical equipment, or heating or cooling in your home.
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 determine your payment rate.
- Getting aged care services
- Most useful information
Aged Care Calculation of your cost of care form (SA486)
This form is no longer available.
- Top payments
- Carer Supplement
How much Carer Supplement you can get
Carer Supplement is an annual payment of $600 for each eligible payment you get. You’ll get this on top of your regular payment.
Veteran Payment affects your income support payment
Information to help you make a choice between Veteran Payment and an income support payment.
- Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, February to March 2026
- Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
How much Qld Rainfall and Flooding, February to March 2026 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment you can get
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment is a lump sum payment.
- Top payments
- Aged care calculation of your cost of care
How to manage your aged care costs if you get an aged care calculation of your cost of care
Information about how to manage your aged care costs after you get an aged care calculation of your cost of care from us.