- Prove your identity
- Proving your identity online
How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov
How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.
- Meeting the income test
- What adjusted taxable income is
Paying tax on a Centrelink payment
You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.
- Seeking medical help
- Most useful information
Authorisation to act on an incapacitated person's behalf for Medicare purposes form (MO050)
Use this form if you want to act on behalf of someone who is incapable of managing their own affairs for Medicare services.
- Top payments
- Family Tax Benefit
How to balance your payment for Family Tax Benefit
We compare your income estimate with your actual income at the end of each financial year. This is how we check you got the right amount.
- Retirement years
- Most useful information
International bank account form (AUS178)
Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.
- Parenting Payment
- Who can get it
Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment
To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.
How to report your income to Centrelink
You can report your employment income in different ways.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
Balancing dates if you were single and got income support
If you were single and got an income support payment for the entire financial year, we may balance your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) without you doing anything.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Details of your child’s care arrangements form (FA012)
Use this form to provide information about your child’s care arrangements.