Most useful information

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

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.

1. Top payments
2. Age Pension

How much Age Pension you can get

We use income and assets tests to work out how much Age Pension you get.

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

1. Top payments
2. Parental Leave Pay

How much Parental Leave Pay you can get

Parental Leave Pay is based on the national minimum wage.

1. Low Income Health Care Card
2. Who can get a card

Income test for the Low Income Health Care Card

To get a Low Income Health Care Card your income must be under the limit.

1. What changes you need to know or tell us about
2. Change your circumstances with Centrelink

How to update your name with Centrelink

You can ask us to update your legal name, preferred name or title at any time.

1. How much you can get
2. Income and assets tests

Income test for JobSeeker Payment

Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.

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. Age Pension
2. Who can get it

Income test for Age Pension

Your income can reduce how much Age Pension we pay you. We use the pension income test to assess Age Pension.