- Youth Allowance
- Youth Allowance for job seekers
How to claim Youth Allowance for job seekers
Complete the following steps to claim Youth Allowance for job seekers. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Contact us
- What changes you need to know or tell us about
Change of circumstances if you get a Centrelink payment
It’s important to tell us if your circumstances change if you get a Centrelink payment, plan to claim a payment, or owe us money.
- Self service
- Centrelink self service
Upload your Centrelink documents online
You can securely upload an image of your Centrelink form or other documents online.
Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment
For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.
- How much you can get
- Income and assets tests
Income test for JobSeeker Payment
Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.
- Special Benefit
- How to manage your payment
Transfer to Age Pension
If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.
Taxable Centrelink payments
If you get a taxable Centrelink payment, you may need to lodge a tax return at the end of the tax year.
- Employment income reporting
- What to report
Income from self employment
If you’re self employed you need to tell us about your business income. This is so we can pay you the right amount. You also need to tell us if this changes.
Access to information
Providing you a number of ways to access documents and the information we have.
Transitional rate of pension
The transitional rate started in 2009. It's for pensioners who would get a lower pension rate if we used the new income test.