How to prove your identity with Centrelink
You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.
- Work Bonus
- How it works
Work Bonus if you work
If you work, we’ll apply your Work Bonus balance to offset your Work Bonus eligible income. We’ll do this before we apply the income test.
- Top payments
- Pensioner Concession Card
Who can get a Pensioner Concession Card
We'll automatically send you a Pensioner Concession Card if you get certain payments from us.
- Centrelink self service
- Centrelink online account
How to manage your appointments online
If you’re a Centrelink customer, you can book, reschedule and cancel some of your appointments online.
- Self service
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
Centrelink online account help guides
If you need help with your Centrelink online account, read the online account guides or watch our video demonstrations.
- Centrelink self service
- Centrelink phone self service
What are the Centrelink phone self service options
There are 2 options for phone self service.
- Top payments
- JobSeeker Payment
How to claim JobSeeker Payment
Complete the following steps to claim JobSeeker Payment. Before you start, check if you can get it.
Deduct tax from your payment
You can ask us to deduct tax from most taxable Centrelink payments. This can help reduce how much tax you may have to pay at the end of the tax year.
- What changes you need to know or tell us about
- Change your circumstances with Centrelink
Updating your bank account balances and details with Centrelink
If you get a payment from us, you must tell us when there are changes to your bank account balances.
- Top payments
- Social work services
How to contact social work services
You can speak to a social worker over the phone.