Most useful information

1. Top payments
2. Child Care Subsidy

How to claim Child Care Subsidy

Complete the following steps to apply for Child Care Subsidy (CCS). Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. How to manage your card

Renewing or replacing a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

If you're eligible for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, we renew your card before it expires. We can also replace a lost or stolen card.

1. Ageing
2. Retirement years

Thinking about retirement

We can help you plan for retirement and meet financial challenges when you’re retired.

1. Getting aged care services
2. Most useful information

Residential aged care calculation of your cost of care form (SA457)

Use this form to give us your financial details. Don’t use this form if you get a relevant income support payment.

1. Top payments
2. Farm Household Allowance

Who can get Farm Household Allowance

You need to meet eligibility requirements to get Farm Household Allowance.

1. Top payments
2. Pensioner Education Supplement

How much Pensioner Education Supplement you can get

Depending on your circumstances, there are 2 different rates of Pensioner Education Supplement you can get.

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. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)

Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.

1. How much you can get
2. Income and assets tests

Income test for JobSeeker Payment

Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.

1. Relationship changes
2. Making it official

Updating your relationship status

You need to tell us when you become a member of a couple or end a relationship. This is to make sure you get paid correctly.