Most useful information for looking for work

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

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. Centrelink self service
2. Electronic messaging

How to manage electronic messaging

Your options and obligations for electronic messaging.

1. Work Bonus
2. How it works

Work Bonus if you work

If you work, we’ll apply your Work Bonus balance to offset your Work Bonus eligible income. We’ll do this before we apply the income test.

1. Rent Assistance
2. Who can get it

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.

1. Top payments
2. JobSeeker Payment

When to claim JobSeeker Payment

When you can submit your JobSeeker Payment claim depends on your situation. You may be able to start your claim early.

1. Working while you get DSP
2. Getting help to find work

Inclusive Employment Australia

Inclusive Employment Australia is an employment service program that can help you prepare for, find and keep a job if you have disability, injury or health conditions.

Getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment

Find out if you or your partner getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment could affect your eligibility for a payment from us.

Demerits and suspensions for not meeting mutual obligation requirements

Job seekers could get demerits, suspensions and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements.

1. Parenting Payment
2. Who can get it

Income and assets tests for Parenting Payment

The amount of Parenting Payment you can get depends on your income and assets as well as your partner’s, if you have one.