- How to keep your payment
- Travel outside Australia
When and how to tell us about overseas travel if you get Special benefit
When you get Special Benefit, you should always tell us if you’re leaving Australia.
- What your commitments are
- Getting a medical certificate
What happens when you give us a medical certificate for JobSeeker Payment
We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your requirements for a short time. This is so you can keep getting JobSeeker Payment.
Capability assessment
An assessment done by us to find out if you’re capable of meeting your current mutual obligation requirements.
Check your Income Management and BasicsCard balance
You can check the balance of your Income Management account and BasicsCard many ways.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Add a nominee
Instructions on how to add a nominee using your Centrelink online account.
- Higher education
- Starting
Payments you can get for higher education
Find out about payments and loans you can get when taking the leap to further training or study at university or TAFE.
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.
- Disability Support Pension
- How much you can get
Pensioner Concession Card if you get Disability Support Pension
If your Disability Support Pension (DSP) stops, you may still get a Pensioner Concession Card.
- Carer Payment
- 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.
- 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.