Allowances while getting an income support payment
Some work related allowances are assessable income and can affect your payment amount.
- Disability Support Pension
- How to claim
Starting your claim for Disability Support Pension early
You can start a claim for Disability Support Pension early. This can be up to 13 weeks before you turn 16.
- Child health and safety
- Wellbeing
Support for foster carers and other non-parent carers
We support foster carers, grandparents, kinship carers and informal carers who provide ongoing care for a child.
- Youth Allowance
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
How to claim Youth Allowance for students and apprentices
Complete the following steps to claim Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Top payments
- Family Tax Benefit
What can affect your Family Tax Benefit
The amount of Family Tax Benefit you get will depend on your family income and circumstances.
- Family Tax Benefit
- How much you can get
Income test for Family Tax Benefit Part B
Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part B is for single parents or carers and some couples who meet a 2 part income test.
- Family Tax Benefit
- How to manage your payment
Support for grandparent carers
If you’re a grandparent providing ongoing care for your grandchild, there’s support and payments available to help you.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Update your shares
Instructions on how to update your Australian listed shares using your Centrelink online account.
- Disability Support Pension
- 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).
- Income
- Lump sums while on income support
Employment lump sum 52-week policy assessed incorrectly
An error was made with some employment income lump sums of greater than 52 weeks.