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.
Annual parental income reassessment
If you’re dependent and get Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, we may need your parents’ or guardians’ income details each year.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Manage where your payments are sent
Instructions on how to change where we pay you using your Centrelink online account.
Veteran Payment affects your income support payment
Information to help you make a choice between Veteran Payment and an income support payment.
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.
Setting up online accounts for Centrelink
To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.
- Top payments
- Financial Information Service
How to contact the Financial Information Service
We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.
- Seeking medical help
- Get health care
Concession and health care cards
Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.
- Relationship changes
- 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.
Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.