Most useful information for recently unemployed

The pages voted most useful by other website visitors.

Edit filters:

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

  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.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)

Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.

  1. What your commitments are
  2. Getting a medical certificate

What happens when you give us a medical certificate for JobSeeker Payment

We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your requirements for a short time. This is so you can keep getting JobSeeker Payment.

  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.

Employment Services Assessments

Employment Services Assessments (ESAts) help us understand the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.

  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.

  1. Relationship changes
  2. Most useful information

Relationship details - Separated under one roof form (SS293)

Use this form if you’re separated but live under the same roof as your ex-partner. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.

  1. Youth Allowance
  2. Youth Allowance for job seekers

How to claim Youth Allowance for job seekers

Complete the following steps to claim Youth Allowance for job seekers. Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. JobSeeker Payment
  2. When you’ll get your first payment

New to JobSeeker Payment

What you need to do to get your first JobSeeker Payment, how much you’ll get and who to contact about mutual obligation requirements.

Search results summary and pagination

223 results, showing 111 to 120
Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
QC 60161