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Real estate assets

Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.

Weekly payment option

Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.

  1. Seeking medical help
  2. Most useful information

Medicare enrolment form (MS004)

Use this form to enrol in Medicare for the first time, re-enrol in Medicare or enrol your baby in Medicare.

Deeming

Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

  1. How much you can get
  2. Hours of subsidised child care

Recognised participation types for Child Care Subsidy

Recognised participation types for Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

  1. Seeking medical help
  2. Get health care

Concession and health care cards

Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.

  1. Family Tax Benefit
  2. What can affect your payment

Healthy Start for School health check

If your child is turning 4, they may need to have a health check. If they don’t, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A rate may reduce.

  1. Centrepay
  2. How to use it

Centrepay goods and services

If you get an eligible Centrelink payment, you can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.

  1. Top payments
  2. Family Tax Benefit

How to claim Family Tax Benefit

Complete the following steps to claim Family Tax Benefit. Before you start, check if you can get it.

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