- Asset types
- Gifting
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
Real estate assets
Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.
- Top payments
- Financial Information Service
How to contact the Financial Information Service
We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.
Rural customers and primary producers
Some rural properties and farms have more than one title or larger blocks than residential properties. The asset test rules are different for these properties.
- Income and assets tests
- What the parental means test is
What the Parental income test is for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices
We use the parental income test to assess your parents’ or guardians’ income for Youth Allowance. It’s part of the parental means test.
New Zealand citizens claiming payments in Australia
If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia you may be eligible to get Centrelink payments or concession cards.
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.
Access to information
Providing you a number of ways to access documents and the information we have.
What to report when you report income to Centrelink
We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Apply for an advance payment
Instructions to apply for an advance payment using your Centrelink online account.