How to claim Carer Payment
Complete the following steps to claim Carer Payment. Before you start, check if you can get it.
How much Family Tax Benefit you can get
How much Family Tax Benefit (FTB) you may get.
Parental income test for ABSTUDY Living Allowance and School Fees Allowance higher rate
The parental income test is part of the parental means test. We use it to assess your parents or guardians income to work out if you can get ABSTUDY.
Partner details - if you live in Australia form (MOD DP)
Used to give us information about your partner if you’re claiming Disaster Recovery Allowance or New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance.
Who can access the ABSTUDY residential costs option for Living Allowance
You may be able to access the residential costs option if you’re doing approved higher education study and meet some requirements.
What you need to do after you claim Tertiary Access Payment
You may need to confirm your study details, update your address details and tell us when your circumstances change.
What to bring to your Disability Medical Assessment
You’ll need to bring some paperwork to your assessment. You can also bring someone for support.
Parent or Guardian details - for the BASE tax year and CURRENT tax year for dependent Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY customers form (MOD JY)
Use this form to provide income details of a parent or guardian if you are a dependent claiming or receiving Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY.
How your percentage of care affects your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments
As part of a care assessment, we consider how often each parent or non-parent carer, cares for a child. This is the percentage of care.
How to download and set up the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app
You can download and set up the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app on your mobile or tablet.