- Top payments
- Special Benefit
How much Special Benefit you can get
The amount of Special Benefit you can get depends on your circumstances.
- Child Care Subsidy
- How much you can get
Hours of subsidised child care for Child Care Subsidy
From 5 January 2026, families eligible for Child Care Subsidy can get at least 72 hours of subsidised child care each fortnight.
- Maximum loan amount
- Security for the loan
When you have to pay costs for security for a loan under the Home Equity Access Scheme
You’ll be responsible for some of the costs involved with managing your Home Equity Access Scheme loan.
- Top payments
- Carer Payment
How to keep your Carer Payment
How to keep us up to date when you’re getting Carer Payment.
- Youth Allowance for job seekers
- How much you can get
Personal income test for Youth Allowance for job seekers
We use income tests to see if you’re eligible for a payment and work out how much you’ll get.
- Retirement years
- Most useful information
Request for ophthalmologist/optometrist report form (SA013)
Use this form if you are claiming Age Pension or Disability Support Pension on the basis of permanent blindness.
- ABSTUDY Living Allowance
- How much you can get
ABSTUDY Living Allowance maximum rates for independent students and Australian Apprentices
These payment rates are only a guide. They're for full time and approved concessional study load students and apprentices.
- Dependent or independent
- Reviewable independence
Independent for Youth Allowance if you’re in state care
You may be independent for Youth Allowance if you are in state care. This includes foster care.
- Growing up
- Most useful information
Unreasonable to live at home statement by young person form (SY015)
Use this form if you're getting or have claimed Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, and you're applying as an independent person under the unreasonable to live at home guidelines.
- Top payments
- Aged care calculation of your cost of care
How to apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care
Follow the steps to apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care.