Unscheduled reporting
If your employment income changes, you need to tell us within 14 days. We call this unscheduled reporting, as it can happen any time.
Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)
You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.
Sole trader or partnership income
Business income is counted in the income test.
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.
Retirement village or lifestyle village rent type for rent assistance
Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you’re in retirement living.
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 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.
Income
Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.