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  1. Continence Aids Payment Scheme
  2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get the continence aids payment

It’s important to tell us about changes to your circumstances that may affect your Continence Aids Payment Scheme payment.

Payment schedule and rates for people outside Australia

We’ll pay your pension differently if you live outside Australia on a permanent or long term basis.

Avoid committing fraud

Do the right thing and avoid committing fraud by keeping your details with us up to date.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Allowance

How to manage Carer Allowance

Understand your options and obligations for Carer Allowance.

  1. Who should apply
  2. You own your home

Aged care carer or close relative assessment for aged cost of care

If you’re a carer or close relative of a person moving into an aged care home, you may need to do an assessment.

  1. Employment income reporting
  2. When to report

Scheduled reporting

If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.

  1. Asset types
  2. Gifting

How gifting can affect your payment

If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.

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.

Proving your identity online for Centrelink

How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.

  1. Asset types
  2. Gifting

When gifting exceptions apply

We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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