Most useful information for caring for elderly

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. Carer Payment
2. Who can get it

Income and assets test for Carer Payment

Your rate of Carer Payment depends on what you get paid in income and own in assets. The person you provide care for also has to have income and assets under certain limits.

1. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Carer Payment and Carer Allowance - Medical Report for a child under 16 years form (SA431)

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

1. Carer Payment
2. How to keep your payment

Working while you get Carer Payment

You may still get Carer Payment if you work up to 100 hours in a 4 week period. There are rules you need to meet.

Asset hardship provisions

We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.

1. Meeting the income test
2. What adjusted taxable income is

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.

How to prove your identity with Centrelink

You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

1. Retraining
2. Most useful information

Details of income stream product form (SA330)

Use this form to give us information about your income stream, so we can calculate your payment.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

How much you can gift

Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.