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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.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Residence rules

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

  1. Financial Information Service
  2. What it is

Financial Information Service Officers

Our Financial Information Service Officers can help you plan for your future financial needs.

Payment and Service Finder

An online tool to see what payments and services you may be eligible for.

  1. Income and assets tests
  2. 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.

  1. Asset types
  2. 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.

  1. What FIS information you can watch online
  2. Income and assets

FIS selling the family home video

Watch this video to learn more about how selling the family home can affect your payment.

  1. Getting aged care services
  2. Most useful information

Private Trust form (MOD PT)

Use this form if in the last 5 years, you or your partner have been involved with or have transferred funds or assets to a private trust that has not been vested.

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.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

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