Most useful information for looking for work

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.

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

Scheduled reporting

If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

How much Parenting Payment you can get

How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

1. Recently unemployed
2. 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.

1. Rent Assistance
2. Who can get it

Proof of rent arrangements for Rent Assistance

If you tell us you’re renting when you claim a payment, we may ask for proof. We use this to check if you can get Rent Assistance.

1. Relationship changes
2. 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.

Employment income

This is pay you get for work you've done for an employer.

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.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Get health care

Concession and health care cards

Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.