Pause of requirements
Sometimes there may be a pause of your mutual obligation or participation requirements.
- Mobility Allowance
- How to manage your payment
Grace period for Mobility Allowance
If you stop your qualifying activity, you may still get Mobility Allowance for a short time. This is known as a grace period.
- Top payments
- Mobility Allowance
How to claim Mobility Allowance
Complete the following steps to claim Mobility Allowance.
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.
- Getting aged care services
- Most useful information
Private Trust form (MOD PT)
Use this form if in the last 5 years, you or your partner have been involved with or have transferred funds or assets to a private trust that has not been vested.
Payments while outside Australia
To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.
- Managing your money
- Most useful information
Income support payment
An income support payment is a regular payment that helps you with living costs.
- Employment income reporting
- If you’re employed
How to report your income to Centrelink
You can report your employment income in different ways.
- Centrelink self service
- Electronic messaging
How to manage electronic messaging
Your options and obligations for electronic messaging.