Board and lodging rent type for Rent Assistance
Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you pay board and lodgings to a homeowner or primary tenant for a room in their property.
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.
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.
Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)
You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.
Concession and health care cards
Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.
Relationship details - Separated under one roof form (SS293)
Use this form if you’re separated but live under the same roof as your ex-partner. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.
Setting up online accounts for Centrelink
To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.
How to report your income to Centrelink
You can report your employment income in different ways.
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.
Employment income reporting
You must tell us the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.