Most useful information

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

1. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Carer Payment - Income and assets details of the person being cared for - 16 years or over form (SA304(A))

Use this form to tell us about your and your partner’s income and assets if you are aged 16 years or older and being cared for.

1. How to balance your payment
2. Balancing Family Tax Benefit

Understanding your Family Tax Benefit balancing outcome

Once we’ve balanced your Family Tax Benefit (FTB), we’ll let you know the outcome in writing.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Claim for Age Pension and Pension Bonus form (SA002)

Use this form to claim Age Pension and Pension Bonus.

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

1. Northern Territory Flooding, February to March 2026
2. Disaster Recovery Allowance

How to claim NT Flooding, February to March 2026 - Disaster Recovery Allowance

How you can claim Disaster Recovery Allowance.

1. Top payments
2. International social security agreements

Which countries have international social security agreements with Australia

Australia has agreements with a number of countries to share responsibility for social security coverage.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent types for Rent Assistance

Community or disability housing rent type for Rent Assistance

Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you pay rent to live in a community or disability housing group.

1. Phone us
2. Extra help when calling us

Centrelink Indigenous Call Centre

A line to call about our payments and services if you’re Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Liquid assets waiting period

The liquid assets waiting period is between one and 13 weeks.