- Rent Assistance
- Who can get it
Payment special rules for Rent Assistance eligibility
If you get certain payments, there are special rules for Rent Assistance.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.
- Prove your identity
- 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.
- Parenting Payment
- Who can get it
Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment
To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.
- Recently unemployed
- Most useful information
Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)
You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.
- What FIS information you can watch online
- Job seekers
Help and payments from Services Australia FIS video
Watch this video to find out about the payments and services available from Services Australia if you’re made redundant.
- Centrelink self service
- Electronic messaging
Who can use electronic messaging
You don’t need to have an online account to use electronic messaging.
- Financial Information Service
- What FIS information you can watch online
FIS income and assets information online
We have information online to help you understand the income and assets tests.
- What FIS information you can watch online
- Income and assets
FIS selling the family home video
Watch this video to learn more about how selling the family home can affect your payment.
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.