Most useful information for looking for work

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

Unscheduled reporting

If your employment income changes, you need to tell us within 14 days. We call this unscheduled reporting, as it can happen any time.

1. Parenting Payment
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Parenting Payment

To be eligible for Parenting Payment you must meet the residence rules.

Income from outside Australia

Income you get from outside Australia can count in your income test.

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.

1. Parenting Payment
2. What your commitments are

Change of circumstances while getting Parenting Payment

We need to know about changes to your or your partner’s situation. If you don’t tell us when these changes happen, you may get a debt you’ll have to pay back.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Information you need to know about reporting employment and using the Earnings Worksheet form (SU505(i))

Information about how your payment is affected by income from full time, part time or casual employment and what other assistance we may also provide.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Claim for Australian Pension from an agreement country form (AUS140)

Use this form to claim an Australian Pension while you are in an agreement country.

Penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements

You could get financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements as a job seeker. Some payment cancellations are paused.

1. Enhanced Income Management and SmartCard in Western Australia
2. Enhanced Income Management and SmartCard in the Goldfields region and the East Kimberley region in Western Australia

Who can get enhanced Income Management and SmartCard in the Goldfields region and East Kimberley region of Western Australia

If you live in the Goldfields region or the East Kimberley region in Western Australia, you may be eligible to volunteer for enhanced Income Management.

1. Enhanced Income Management and SmartCard in Western Australia
2. Enhanced Income Management and SmartCard in the Goldfields region and the East Kimberley region in Western Australia

How enhanced Income Management and SmartCard work in the Goldfields region and East Kimberley region of Western Australia

Your SmartCard for enhanced Income Management in the Goldfields region and the Kununurra and Wyndham region in the East Kimberley in WA, looks and works like a normal debit card.