- Income and assets tests
- Income test for Farm Household Allowance
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.
- Employment income reporting
- If you’re employed
How to report your income to Centrelink
You can report your employment income in different ways.
Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment
For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.
- Housing
- Most useful information
Real estate details form (MOD R)
Use this form to let us know your share of a property's asset value and income.
- Top payments
- Rent Assistance
What you need to do for Rent Assistance
You have a responsibility to tell us about changes to your rent or accommodation details if you get Rent Assistance.
- Relationship changes
- Most useful information
Relationship details form (SS284)
Use this form to provide us details of your living arrangements. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.
- 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.
Access to information
Providing you a number of ways to access documents and the information we have.
Proving your identity online for Centrelink
How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.
- Top payments
- Parenting Payment
Who can get Parenting Payment
You must meet certain criteria to get Parenting Payment.