Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.
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.
- Top payments
- Age Pension
How to manage your Age Pension payment
Your options and obligations for Age Pension.
- Seeking medical help
- Get health care
Concession and health care cards
Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.
- Parenting Payment
- Who can get it
Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment
To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.
- Relationship changes
- Making it official
Confirm your relationship status when making a claim
Learn how to confirm your relationship if you or your partner make an online claim.
- Non-medical rules
- Income and assets tests
Assets test for Disability Support Pension
The assets test helps us work out if you can get paid Disability Support Pension. It also affects how much you'll get.
- Age Pension
- How to manage your payment
Travel outside Australia rules for Age Pension
There are rules about when you can get Age Pension when you travel outside Australia.
Proving your child’s birth or adoption
You need to give us proof of your child’s birth or adoption before we can finalise your claim for Parental Leave Pay or Family Tax Benefit.
- Manage your money
- Tax time
What to do at tax time
Find out what you need to do after each financial year at tax time if you get a payment from us.