Most useful information for Growing up

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

How gifting can affect your payment

If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.

Income maintenance period

This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.

1. Rent Assistance
2. Who can get it

Special rules to get Rent Assistance when you get JobSeeker Payment

To get Rent Assistance with JobSeeker Payment, you must meet some special rules.

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

1. Electronic messaging
2. Who can use it

Terms and conditions for electronic messaging

If you give us your mobile number or email address, you may get electronic messages from us.

1. Looking for work
2. Most useful information

Business details form (MOD F)

Use this form to let us know about you or your partner's involvement in a business.

1. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
2. What payment you can get and how much

Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme payment types

Your child’s living arrangements determine which allowance or supplement you get.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Responding to an Objection form (CS4243)

Use this form if we have previously notified you that the other parent or carer in your child support case has submitted an objection to a decision.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help guides

Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Set up app

Instructions on how to sign in and set up the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.