Most useful information

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

Who can get a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence

To get this Crisis Payment you must have experienced family and domestic violence and meet the other eligibility criteria.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

When gifting exceptions apply

We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.

1. Age Pension
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Age Pension

To be eligible for Age Pension you must meet the residence rules.

1. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Carer Payment and Carer Allowance review of care provided - Caring for a person 16 years or over form (SA010)

Use this form to tell us about the level of care you personally provide for a person 16 years or over.

1. Active scams
2. myGov scams

myGov text message link scams

If you get a text message from myGov with a link to click on, it‘s a scam.

1. Carer Payment
2. Who can get it

Rules for caring for multiple people and get Carer Payment

When you care for multiple people there are different rules for Carer Payment

Mutual obligation requirements

Mutual obligation requirements are tasks and activities you agree to do while you get some payments from us. Penalties may apply if you don’t meet them.

Advance payment

You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Payment

How much Carer Payment you can get

There are different rates of Carer Payment for single and partnered people.

1. Information about Robodebt
2. Robodebt class action

New robodebt class action settlement

Information about the new robodebt class action settlement.