Most useful information

1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
2. If you’re in financial hardship

Steps to claim financial hardship assistance with aged care costs

Complete the following steps to claim aged care financial hardship assistance.

1. Top payments
2. Rent Assistance

How much Rent Assistance you can get

The amount of Rent Assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay.

1. Early release of superannuation
2. How to apply

If you need evidence of severe financial hardship for early release of superannuation

To access your super early, you need to meet some requirements. You may need to provide evidence.

1. Top payments
2. Age Pension

Who can get Age Pension

To be eligible for Age Pension you must be Age Pension age and meet some other rules. Age Pension age is 67 years or older.

1. Death of a loved one
2. 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.

Most useful information for Centrelink

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Manage your Centrelink payment

If you get a payment, you’ll have some regular commitments you need to meet. If you don’t, your payment may stop.

1. Centrelink self service
2. Express Plus Centrelink mobile app

How to download and set up the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app

You can download and set up the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app on your mobile or tablet.

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. Accessing our services
2. Self service

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