Most useful information

1. Top payments
2. Carer Payment

How to claim Carer Payment

Complete the following steps to claim Carer Payment. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. How to claim

Supporting documents for Disability Support Pension

We’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim for Disability Support Pension.

1. Top payments
2. Utilities Allowance

How to manage your Utilities Allowance

Your options and obligations when you get this payment.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for other extreme circumstances

How much Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances you can get

You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or extreme circumstance.

1. Non-medical rules
2. Income and assets tests

Assets test for Disability Support Pension

The assets test helps us work out if you can get paid Disability Support Pension. It also affects how much you'll get.

Employment Services Assessments

Employment Services Assessments (ESAts) help us understand the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. How to manage your card

Renewing or replacing a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

If you're eligible for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, we renew your card before it expires. We can also replace a lost or stolen card.

1. Top payments
2. Home Equity Access Scheme

How to apply under the Home Equity Access Scheme

Complete the following steps to apply under the Home Equity Access Scheme. Before you start, check if you're eligible.

1. Contact us
2. Report fraud or an IT security risk

Report fraud

If you suspect someone may be committing fraud against Medicare, Centrelink or Child Support, you should report it.

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.