- If you need to attend an assessment
- What happens during and after the assessment
If you have a reduced capacity to work
If you have a medical condition that affects your ability to work, you’ll need to tell us. You may have a reduced capacity to work but we’ll need to assess this.
- Growing up
- Most useful information
Claim for a Health Care Card form (SS050)
Use this form to claim a Low Income Health Care Card or a Health Care Card for a foster child.
- Accessing our services
- Forms
Forms by code for individuals
Forms listed by code that cover a range of Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support services.
- Retirement years
- Starting your retirement
Claiming a payment when you start retirement
You can apply for a payment before and after you’ve reached Age Pension age.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Manage your advance payments
Instructions on how to repay or adjust your advance payments using your Centrelink online account.
- What changes you need to know or tell us about
- 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.
What adjusted taxable income is
We use your adjusted taxable income to work out your eligibility for some payments, concessions or services.
- Accessing our services
- Self service
About myGov
myGov is a simple and secure way to access government services online in one place.
- Youth Allowance for job seekers
- Who can get it
Youth Allowance income and assets tests
We use income and assets tests to check if you can get Youth Allowance and how much you might get.
- Disability Support Pension
- Who can get it
Other payments if you can’t get Disability Support Pension
If you can’t get Disability Support Pension (DSP), you may be able to get a different payment.