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  1. Rent Assistance
  2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.

  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. 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. Getting aged care services
  2. Most useful information

Private Trust form (MOD PT)

Use this form if in the last 5 years, you or your partner have been involved with or have transferred funds or assets to a private trust that has not been vested.

  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.

How to prove your identity with Centrelink

You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.

  1. Top payments
  2. JobSeeker Payment

How to claim JobSeeker Payment

Complete the following steps to claim JobSeeker Payment. 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.

  1. Youth Allowance
  2. Youth Allowance for job seekers

When you'll get your first Youth Allowance for job seekers payment

There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first Youth Allowance for job seekers payment.

  1. How we assess your claim
  2. Assessing your ability to work

Program of Support for Disability Support Pension

You may need to participate in a Program of Support before you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP).

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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