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.
- Top payments
- Financial Information Service
What the Financial Information Service is
The Financial Information Service helps you make informed decisions about your finances.
- Recently unemployed
- Most useful information
Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)
You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.
- Financial Information Service
- What FIS information you can watch online
FIS retirement information online
We have information online to help you understand retirement.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
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.
Asset types
Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.
- Seeking medical help
- Get health care
Concession and health care cards
Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.
Distance and online education
If you study by distance education, you need to do an approved course with an approved education provider.