- Getting aged care services
- Most useful information
Residential aged care calculation of your cost of care form (SA457)
Use this form to give us your financial details. Don’t use this form if you get a relevant income support payment.
- Employment income reporting
- If you’re employed
How to report your income to Centrelink
You can report your employment income in different ways.
- Relationship changes
- Most useful information
Relationship details form (SS284)
Use this form to provide us details of your living arrangements. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.
- Carer Payment
- How to keep your payment
Breaks from caring when you get Carer Payment
You can still get Carer Payment if you take a break from providing care or the person getting care is in hospital.
Asset types
Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.
- Relationship changes
- Most useful information
Relationship details - Separated under one roof form (SS293)
Use this form if you’re separated but live under the same roof as your ex-partner. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.
Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim
When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.
What adjusted taxable income is
We use your adjusted taxable income to work out your eligibility for some payments, concessions or services.
Income streams
These are regular payments made from your superannuation fund or purchased using either superannuation money or savings.
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.