Proving your identity online for Centrelink
How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.
Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim
When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.
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.
How much Parenting Payment you can get
How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.
Paying tax on a Centrelink payment
You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.
Weekly payment option
Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.
Income and assets tests for Parenting Payment
The amount of Parenting Payment you can get depends on your income and assets as well as your partner’s, if you have one.
Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink
How to prove who you are over the phone.
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.
Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals
Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.