Most useful information

1. Living arrangements
2. Relationship changes

Breaking up with your partner

If you break up with your partner, you need to tell us so we can keep paying you the right amount.

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. Contact us
2. 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.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. myGov online help guides

myGov help - Link Centrelink to myGov using your Digital ID

Instructions on how to link Centrelink to your myGov account with or without a Customer Reference Number (CRN) using your Digital ID.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Allowance

How much Carer Allowance you can get

Carer Allowance is $162.60 each fortnight.

1. Top payments
2. Health Care Card

Who needs to apply for a Health Care Card

You don’t need to apply for a Health Care Card. If you're eligible, we’ll post your card to you.

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.

1. What changes you need to know or tell us about
2. Change your circumstances with Centrelink

How to update your name with Centrelink

You can ask us to update your legal name, preferred name or title at any time.

1. Accessing our services
2. Self service

Acting arrangements for Medicare, Centrelink, aged care or child support

You can act for someone or ask someone to act for you with Medicare, Centrelink, aged care or Child Support.

1. Medical rules
2. General medical rules

Diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised for Disability Support Pension

Your medical condition must be diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised to meet the Disability Support Pension (DSP) general medical rules.