Employment income reporting if you’re employed
If you work for an employer, you must tell us the gross income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.
- Top payments
- Parenting Payment
How much Parenting Payment you can get
How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.
Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment
For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.
- 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.
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
You must tell us the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Request a document
Instructions on how to view, print and save your documents using your Centrelink online account.
- Work Bonus
- How it works
Work Bonus if you work
If you work, we’ll apply your Work Bonus balance to offset your Work Bonus eligible income. We’ll do this before we apply the income test.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Manage where your payments are sent
Instructions on how to change where we pay you using your Centrelink online account.