Employment income
This is pay you get for work you've done for an employer.
- Centrelink self service
- Electronic messaging
How to manage electronic messaging
Your options and obligations for electronic messaging.
- 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.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.
Setting up online accounts for Centrelink
To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.
- Top payments
- Financial Information Service
How to contact the Financial Information Service
We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.
- Seeking medical help
- Get health care
Concession and health care cards
Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.
- Who can get it
- 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.
- 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.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Manage your income and assets details
Instructions to update your income and assets details using your Centrelink online account.