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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.

Income

Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.

Transfer to Age Pension

If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

Transitional rate of pension

The transitional rate started in 2009. It's for pensioners who would get a lower pension rate if we used the new income test.

  1. Non-medical rules
  2. Income and assets tests

Assets test for Disability Support Pension

The assets test helps us work out if you can get paid Disability Support Pension. It also affects how much you'll get.

  1. Caring for someone
  2. Most useful information

Carer Payment and/or Carer Allowance Medical Report for a person 16 years or over form (SA332A)

Use this form as part of the assessment of eligibility for Carer Payment, Carer Allowance or Special Disability Trust beneficiary status.

  1. Prove your identity
  2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink using your Digital ID

How to prove who you are to Centrelink using your Digital ID.

Income streams

These are regular payments made from your superannuation fund or purchased using either superannuation money or savings.

  1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
  2. How to manage your aged care costs

Your Centrelink payments when you move into an aged care home

Moving into an aged care home may change your income support payment. Some income support payments can be paid directly to your aged care provider.

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