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When to report your income to Centrelink

If you’re getting an income support payment, we’ll tell you when you need to report any other income you get.

  1. Employment income reporting
  2. When to report

Unscheduled reporting

If your employment income changes, you need to tell us within 14 days. We call this unscheduled reporting, as it can happen any time.

  1. Rent Assistance
  2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Rent Assistance

The travel rules for your main payment affect your Rent Assistance when you travel outside Australia.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Separation details form (MOD S)

Use this form to let us know you’ve separated from your partner.

  1. Higher education
  2. Most useful information

Parents(s)/Guardian(s) additional details for Youth Allowance, Special Benefit or ABSTUDY customers form (A2115)

Use this form to provide parental income if you’re the parent or guardian of someone claiming Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY.

  1. Housing
  2. Most useful information

Status Resolution Support Services Payment - authorising a person or organisation to enquire on your behalf form (SU698)

Use this form to arrange for another person or organisation to enquire with us on your behalf about your Status Resolution Support Services payment.

  1. Retirement years
  2. Most useful information

International bank account form (AUS178)

Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Responding to an Objection form (CS4243)

Use this form if we have previously notified you that the other parent or carer in your child support case has submitted an objection to a decision.

  1. Youth Allowance
  2. Youth Allowance for job seekers

How to report and manage your Youth Allowance for job seekers payment

To keep getting Youth Allowance for job seekers you need to report every 2 weeks. You also need to keep meeting your mutual obligation requirements.

  1. Parenting Payment
  2. What your commitments are

Change of circumstances while getting Parenting Payment

We need to know about changes to your or your partner’s situation. If you don’t tell us when these changes happen, you may get a debt you’ll have to pay back.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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