Most useful information for Moving to Australia

1. Austudy
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Austudy

To be eligible for Austudy you must meet the residence rules.

1. Single Income Family Supplement
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Single Income Family Supplement

To be eligible for Single Income Family Supplement you must meet the residence rules.

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Prepare to transfer to Age Pension

Transfer to Age Pension

If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

How much you can gift

Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

To be eligible for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card you must meet the residence rules.

Assets test for allowances

We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.

1. Prove your identity
2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink using your Digital ID

How to prove who you are to Centrelink using your Digital ID.

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.

How to apply to transfer to Age Pension

If you already get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension. This will be 13 weeks before you reach Age Pension age.