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- Parenting Payment
How much Parenting Payment you can get
How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.
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- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Apply for an advance payment
Instructions to apply for an advance payment using your Centrelink online account.
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.
- Natural disaster
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Crisis and other help
We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.
- Employment income reporting
- 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.
- Parenting Payment
- Who can get it
Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment
To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.
- Housing
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Income and assets form (MOD IA)
Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to provide information about your income and assets.
Setting up online accounts for Centrelink
To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.
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- Financial Information Service
What the Financial Information Service is
The Financial Information Service helps you make informed decisions about your finances.
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Financial Information Service live webinars
We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.