Most useful information

1. Age Pension
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Age Pension

If you get Age Pension and your circumstances change, you need to tell us. We need to check if you can keep getting it.

1. Centrelink letters online
2. You need to know

Your mailing address when you get Centrelink letters online

You should make sure your mailing address is up to date, even if you get Centrelink letters online.

Income

Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

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. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
2. How to manage your aged care costs

Update your details if you get help with aged care cost of care

If there are any changes to you or your partner’s details, you need to let us know within 28 days.

1. Relationship changes
2. Making it official

Updating your relationship status

You need to tell us when you become a member of a couple or end a relationship. This is to make sure you get paid correctly.

1. Accessing our services
2. Self service

Online estimators

Use these tools to estimate or compare payments you might get based on your circumstances.

1. Centrelink phone self service
2. How to register

Create your voiceprint

You can create your voice print over the phone. A voiceprint is a quick and secure way to prove your identity when you call us.

Acting arrangements for Centrelink or aged care

How someone can act for you or you can act for someone with Centrelink or aged care.