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Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)

Use this form to claim a special employment advance.

How child support affects FTB Part A payment rates

The more child support you receive or are entitled to, the less FTB you may get. This is called the Maintenance Income Test.

  1. Looking for work
  2. Most useful information

Profit and Loss Statement form (SU580)

Use this form if you are a sole trader, subcontractor or a partner in a partnership that has started new employment or a new business.

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.

  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.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

Payment schedule and rates for people outside Australia

We’ll pay your pension differently if you live outside Australia on a permanent or long term basis.

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.

  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.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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