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.
Support for grandparent carers
If you’re a grandparent providing ongoing care for your grandchild, there’s support and payments available to help you.
How your percentage of care affects your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments
As part of a care assessment, we consider how often each parent or non-parent carer, cares for a child. This is the percentage of care.
How much Parenting Payment you can get
How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.
Real estate details form (MOD R)
Use this form to let us know your share of a property's asset value and income.
Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.
When gifting exceptions apply
We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.
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.
Asset types
Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.
Income from outside Australia
Income you get from outside Australia can count in your income test.