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Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.

Centrelink

We have payments and services to support you.

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. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

How to contact the Financial Information Service

We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.

1. Centrelink self service
2. Centrelink online account

Centrelink online account terms and conditions

These terms and conditions apply to all access and use of Centrelink online account.

1. Parenting Payment
2. 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.

1. How much you can get
2. Choosing your loan payments

Maximum rate of pension for a loan under the Home Equity Access Scheme

The maximum pension rate we use for a Home Equity Access Scheme loan includes any supplements you get.

What adjusted taxable income is

We use your adjusted taxable income to work out your eligibility for some payments, concessions or services.

1. Top payments
2. Family Tax Benefit

How to claim Family Tax Benefit

Complete the following steps to claim Family Tax Benefit. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Income and assets form (SA369)

Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to tell us about your income and assets.