Most useful information for retraining

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

Financial Information Service live webinars

We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.

1. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. How much you can get

Personal income test for Youth Allowance for job seekers

We use income tests to see if you’re eligible for a payment and work out how much you’ll get.

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

What the Financial Information Service is

The Financial Information Service helps you make informed decisions about your finances.

1. Rent Assistance
2. What you need to do

Travel outside Australia rules for Rent Assistance

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

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Authorisation to act on an incapacitated person's behalf for Medicare purposes form (MO050)

Use this form if you want to act on behalf of someone who is incapable of managing their own affairs for Medicare services.

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. Youth Allowance
2. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices

How much Youth Allowance for students and apprentices you can get

We use income and assets tests to work out how much Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices you can get. These are the maximum rates.

Rural customers and primary producers

Some rural properties and farms have more than one title or larger blocks than residential properties. The asset test rules are different for these properties.

Income maintenance period

This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.

How to report your income to Centrelink

You can report your employment income in different ways.