Centrelink online account help - Travelling outside of Australia
Instructions on how to tell us about your overseas travel using your Centrelink online account.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
Weekly payment option
Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.
Who can get Rent Assistance
You can get Rent Assistance if you get an eligible payment and your eligible accommodation costs are over a certain amount.
How much Rent Assistance you can get
The amount of Rent Assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay.
Real estate assets
Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.
How to get a Relocation Scholarship
You don’t need to apply for the Relocation Scholarship unless you’re doing a regional placement. You may still need to fill out a form, or tell us about changes to your situation.
Liquid assets waiting period
The liquid assets waiting period is between one and 13 weeks.
How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.