Most useful information

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

1. Essential Medical Equipment Payment
2. Who can get it and how much you can get

Eligible equipment for Essential Medical Equipment Payment

You can only get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) if you use certain equipment in your home.

1. Who can get it
2. Meeting the work test

Activities that count as work for Parental Leave Pay

Understand what activities count as part of the work test.

1. Top payments
2. Essential Medical Equipment Payment

Who can get Essential Medical Equipment Payment and how much you can get

To get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) you must meet the eligibility requirements.

1. Active scams
2. myGov scams

myGov text message link scams

If you get a text message from myGov with a link to click on, it‘s a scam.

1. Age Pension
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Age Pension

To be eligible for Age Pension you must meet the residence rules.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

To be eligible for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card you must meet the residence rules.

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. Telephone Allowance

How much Telephone Allowance you can get

Whether you get the basic rate or full rate of Telephone Allowance depends on your situation.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Allowance

How much Carer Allowance you can get

Carer Allowance is $162.60 each fortnight.