- How much you can get
- Income and assets tests
Income test for JobSeeker Payment
Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.
- 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.
- If you need to attend an assessment
- What happens during and after the assessment
If you have a reduced capacity to work
If you have a medical condition that affects your ability to work, you’ll need to tell us. You may have a reduced capacity to work but we’ll need to assess this.
- 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.
- Top payments
- Income Bank
How to manage Income Bank credits
There’s a maximum number of credits you can have in your Income Bank.
Access to information
Providing you a number of ways to access documents and the information we have.
- 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.
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.
- Rent Assistance
- What you need to do
Review of your details when you get Rent Assistance
We may ask you to check that your rent or accommodation details are up to date to make sure you’re getting the right amount of Rent Assistance.
Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink
How to prove who you are over the phone.