Most useful information for looking for work

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

How to contact the Financial Information Service

We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.

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. Centrelink self service
2. Electronic messaging

How to manage electronic messaging

Your options and obligations for electronic messaging.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent types for Rent Assistance

Travelling, site and mooring fees rent type for Rent Assistance

Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you pay site or mooring fees where you live, or when you’re travelling.

1. Death of a loved one
2. Most useful information

Advice of death form (SA116)

Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.

1. Natural disaster
2. 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.

Proving your identity online for Centrelink

How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.

1. Contact us
2. How to get more information from us

Explanations and formal reviews

Find out what you can do if you want more information or disagree with a decision we've made.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Income support payment

An income support payment is a regular payment that helps you with living costs.

1. Prove your identity
2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov

How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.