- Asset types
- Gifting
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
Rural customers and primary producers
Some rural properties and farms have more than one title or larger blocks than residential properties. The asset test rules are different for these properties.
Overdrawn bank account
You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.
- Getting aged care services
- Most useful information
Private Trust form (MOD PT)
Use this form if in the last 5 years, you or your partner have been involved with or have transferred funds or assets to a private trust that has not been vested.
- Top payments
- Financial Information Service
How to contact the Financial Information Service
We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.
- Death of a loved one
- Most useful information
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.
Mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 or older
Find out about your mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 and over.
Asset hardship provisions
We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.
- Recently unemployed
- Most useful information
Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)
You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.