Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
Who can get Rent Assistance
You can get Rent Assistance if you get an eligible payment and your eligible accommodation costs are over a certain amount.
Scheduled reporting
If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.
Work Bonus if you don’t work
If you don’t work you still accrue a bonus.
Verification of voluntary work form (SU462)
Job seekers and voluntary work organisations can use this form.
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.
How to get Energy Supplement
You don't need to apply for Energy Supplement. We’ll include it with your regular payment.
Business details form (MOD F)
Use this form to let us know about you or your partner's involvement in a business.
Youth Allowance income and assets tests
We use income and assets tests to check if you can get Youth Allowance and how much you might get.
Rent types for Rent Assistance
Rent is an amount you pay to live in accommodation someone else owns. There are different types of rent that apply if you get Rent Assistance.