- Top payments
- Home Equity Access Scheme
How to apply under the Home Equity Access Scheme
Complete the following steps to apply under the Home Equity Access Scheme. Before you start, check if you're eligible.
- How to report and manage your payment
- Prepare to transfer to Age Pension
Transfer to Age Pension
If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.
- Age Pension
- Who can get it
Residence rules for Age Pension
To be eligible for Age Pension you must meet the residence rules.
- Age Pension
- How to claim
Supporting documents for Age Pension
When claiming Age Pension, we’ll ask you for some supporting documents to support your claim for Age Pension.
- Centrelink online account
- What details you can view and update online
Update your personal details using your Centrelink online account
You can update your personal details using your online account.
- Raising kids
- Having a baby
When your baby arrives
Use your Parent Pack to help finalise your pre-birth claim, make a new claim and enrol your baby in Medicare.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
- JobSeeker Payment
- How to report and manage your payment
Prepare to transfer to Age Pension from JobSeeker Payment
You can’t get JobSeeker Payment if you’re over Age Pension age.
- How to manage your payment
- Change of circumstances
Your Age Pension after your partner dies
When your partner dies, we need to reassess your income and assets. To stay eligible for Age Pension you need to meet the thresholds as a single person.
Avoid committing fraud
Do the right thing and avoid committing fraud by keeping your details with us up to date.