Working Credit
Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.
Mutual obligation requirements
Mutual obligation requirements are tasks and activities you agree to do while you get some payments from us. You may get a penalty if you don’t meet them.
- How we assess your claim
- Assessing your ability to work
Program of Support for Disability Support Pension
You may need to participate in a Program of Support before you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP).
- Parenting Payment
- 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.
- Youth Allowance for job seekers
- How much you can get
Dependent or independent for Youth Allowance as a job seeker
If you apply for Youth Allowance as a job seeker, we’ll assess you as being either dependent or independent.
- Farm Household Allowance
- How Farm Household Case Officers can help
Farm Financial Assessment for Farm Household Allowance
This is an assessment of your farm’s financial position. It's one of your requirements to get Farm Household Allowance.
- How to manage your payment
- Report your income
Employment income reporting
You must tell us the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.
Manage the money you get from your payment
We’ve got tips and tools to help you with budgeting, borrowing and credit, and managing debt.
- Income and assets tests
- Income test for Farm Household Allowance
Income
Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.