Most useful information for looking for work

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

What the Financial Information Service is

The Financial Information Service helps you make informed decisions about your finances.

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

Centrelink online account help - Report employment income

Follow this guide to report your employment income and Job Plan requirements using your Centrelink online account.

1. What FIS information you can watch online
2. Lump sums

FIS property settlements video

Watch this video to learn about how FIS can help you with a property settlement.

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.

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance

Private housing rent type for Rent Assistance

If you pay rent to live in a house someone else owns, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under the private housing rent type.

1. Employment income reporting
2. If you’re employed

What to report when you report income to Centrelink

We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

1. Prove your identity
2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov

How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.

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 rent or accommodation costs are over a certain amount.