- If you’re employed
- What to report
Nil rate payment period when you get a Centrelink payment
The nil rate payment period helps you stay on your payment even if your income is over the cut-off point for your payment.
- Top payments
- Carer Allowance
While you wait for Carer Allowance
There are some things you can do while you wait for your Carer Allowance claim outcome.
- Top payments
- Centrepay
Centrepay is changing
We’re updating Centrepay so it works better for you. You can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.
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.
- How to choose and share your days
- Sharing your payment
Giving approval to share Parental Leave Pay
You need to give approval if you are sharing Parental Leave Pay. You’ll also need to discuss how many days each parent will take.
Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- myGov online help guides
myGov help - Link Centrelink to myGov if you have a Customer Reference Number
Instructions on how to link Centrelink to your myGov account if you have a Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN).
- Pensioner Concession Card
- Who needs to apply
Renewing a Pensioner Concession Card
How to renew your Pensioner Concession Card.
- Death of a loved one
- Most useful information
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
Changing your child’s care arrangements
If the amount of time you care or share the care for a child changes, this may affect your payments and services.