Most useful information

1. Top payments
2. Age Pension

How to manage your Age Pension payment

Your options and obligations for Age Pension.

Transitional rate of pension

The transitional rate started in 2009. It's for pensioners who would get a lower pension rate if we used the new income test.

1. Top payments
2. Utilities Allowance

How much Utilities Allowance you can get

We’ll pay the allowance with your regular payment. We pay you on or after 20 March, 20 June, 20 September and 20 December each year.

1. Pharmaceutical Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Record your medicines for Pharmaceutical Allowance

You should keep a record of the medicine you buy.

1. Top payments
2. Social work services

How our social work services can help

We can help if you need to turn to someone for support.

1. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
2. Who can get it

Meet some of our students - student profiles

We have 7 common student profiles. See if any of these match your situation.

1. Acting arrangements for Centrelink or aged care
2. Acting for someone

Set up or cancel a Centrelink or aged care acting arrangement

How you set up or cancel a Centrelink acting arrangement depends on what type it is.

1. Top payments
2. JobSearch facilities

What JobSearch facilities are available

We have facilities you can use if you’re looking for work.

1. Top payments
2. Education Entry Payment

How to claim Education Entry Payment

What you may need to do to claim Education Entry Payment (EdEP).

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

To be eligible for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card you must meet the residence rules.