- How we assess your claim
- Assessing your ability to work
Program of Support for Disability Support Pension
You may need to participate in a Program of Support before you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP).
- Report your income
- Employment income reporting
When we pre-fill your information
There are some things you need to know about income, Single Touch Payroll (STP) and other details we pre-fill for you.
- Income test for Farm Household Allowance
- Income
Income from outside Australia
Income you get from outside Australia can count in your income test.
- Centrelink self service
- Electronic messaging
Who can use electronic messaging
You don’t need to have an online account to use electronic messaging.
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.
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.
Access to information
Providing you a number of ways to access documents and the information we have.
- Natural disaster
- Most useful information
Crisis and other help
We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.
How to prove your identity with Centrelink
You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.
- Employment income reporting
- What to report
Income from self employment
If you’re self employed you need to tell us about your business income. This is so we can pay you the right amount. You also need to tell us if this changes.