Most useful information for looking for work

1. Top payments
2. Rent Assistance

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.

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. Who can get it
2. Income and assets tests

Income test for JobSeeker Payment

Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.

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.

1. What FIS information you can watch online
2. Income and assets

FIS deeming video

Watch this video to learn more about deeming.

1. Financial Information Service
2. How to contact us

Help in your language

We can help you with translated information or you can talk to a service officer who speaks your language.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Verification of voluntary work form (SU462)

Job seekers and voluntary work organisations can use this form.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Income and assets form (SA369)

Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to tell us about your income and assets.

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.

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Check if you still need someone to act for you

Now is a good time to check the acting arrangements you set up when you first arrived in Australia.