Most useful information

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

1. Carer Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Breaks from caring when you get Carer Allowance

You can still get Carer Allowance if you take a break from providing care or your care receiver is in hospital.

1. How we assess your claim
2. Disability Medical Assessment

What to bring to your Disability Medical Assessment

You’ll need to bring some paperwork to your assessment. You can also bring someone for support.

1. Top payments
2. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

How to manage your Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

There are some things you need to do when you have a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How much Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence you can get

You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or circumstance.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Claim for Crisis Payment - Release from Prison or Psychiatric Confinement form (SU508)

Use this form if you’ve recently been released from prison or psychiatric confinement and are in severe financial hardship.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Payment

How to claim Carer Payment

Complete the following steps to claim Carer Payment. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Home Equity Access Scheme
2. How much you can get

Interest rate for loans under the Home Equity Access Scheme

We charge an annual interest rate of 3.95% that compounds each fortnight on the Home Equity Access Scheme loan balance.

Mutual obligation requirements for principal carers

These are tasks and activities you agree to do to keep getting your payment. They give you a better chance of finding work.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Verification of voluntary work form (SU462)

Job seekers and voluntary work organisations can use this form.