Most useful information

1. Managing your money
2. Centrelink debts and overpayments

Information about income apportionment

Before December 2020, we commonly used income apportionment to help us work out how much people should have been paid.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. Who can get it

Getting help with Disability Support Pension

You can get help from an advocate, nominee or us with your Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Top payments
2. Mobile service centres

When and where to find mobile service centres

Our mobile service centres (MSCs) travel around Australia, stopping to provide services in rural and regional communities.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

How gifting can affect your payment

If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.

1. Non-medical rules
2. Income and assets tests

Assets test for Disability Support Pension

The assets test helps us work out if you can get paid Disability Support Pension. It also affects how much you'll get.

1. Top payments
2. Home Equity Access Scheme

How to manage your loan under the Home Equity Access Scheme

Your options and obligations for the Home Equity Access Scheme.

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. When to claim

Starting your claim for JobSeeker Payment

You can start your claim for JobSeeker Payment up to 13 weeks before your circumstances change.

Someone to act for you with Centrelink or aged care

You can ask a person or organisation to act for you as your authorised Centrelink or aged care representative.

1. Centrelink self service
2. Centrelink phone self service

How to register for Centrelink phone self service

You can register for phone self service over the phone or in person.

1. Income and assets tests
2. What the parental means test is

What the Parental income test is for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

We use the parental income test to assess your parents’ or guardians’ income for Youth Allowance. It’s part of the parental means test.