Mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 or older
Find out about your mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 and over.
Real estate income
This is lease or rent money you get from a property you own. It counts in your income test.
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.
Superannuation
Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.
Comprehensive Compliance Assessment
An assessment to find out why you haven’t been meeting your mutual obligation requirements.
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.
Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim
When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.
How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.
Child support and your Family Tax Benefit Part A
Any child support you receive can affect how much Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A you get.
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.