Most useful information for looking for work

1. Top payments
2. Rent Assistance

How much Rent Assistance you can get

The amount of Rent Assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay.

1. Financial Information Service
2. What FIS information you can watch online

FIS income and assets information online

We have information online to help you understand the income and assets tests.

1. Parenting Payment
2. Who can get it

Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment

To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Apply for an advance payment

Instructions to apply for an advance payment using your Centrelink online account.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Income support payment

An income support payment is a regular payment that helps you with living costs.

1. Prepare to transfer to Age Pension
2. Transfer to Age Pension

How to apply to transfer to Age Pension

If you already get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension. This will be 13 weeks before you reach Age Pension age.

1. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. How much you can get

Higher rates of Youth Allowance when living away from home - job seekers

You may get a higher rate of Youth Allowance. This is if you need to live away from your parents' home to look for work.

1. Top payments
2. JobSeeker Payment

When you’ll get your first JobSeeker Payment

There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first JobSeeker Payment.

Ordinary waiting period

You may have to wait for a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you claim if this applies to you.

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. What your commitments are

Travel outside Australia rules for JobSeeker Payment

There are rules about when you can get JobSeeker Payment when you travel outside Australia.