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Centrelink online account help - Upload documents

Instructions on how to upload and submit documents using your Centrelink online account.

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.

Income

Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.

  1. Work
  2. Working

Being on a Centrelink payment while you're working

When you get a Centrelink payment while you’re working, you might have a few questions about what happens next.

  1. Top payments
  2. JobSeeker Payment

How much JobSeeker Payment you can get

We pay JobSeeker Payment every 2 weeks. The amount you get depends on your personal situation.

  1. Top payments
  2. Rent Assistance

How much Rent Assistance you can get

The amount of Rent Assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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

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.

  1. Top payments
  2. Centrepay

What your Centrepay rights and obligations are

As a Centrepay user, your rights and obligations include giving consent, privacy, knowing who to contact if things go wrong and understanding your consumer rights.

  1. If you need to attend an assessment
  2. What happens during and after the assessment

If you have a reduced capacity to work

If you have a medical condition that affects your ability to work, you’ll need to tell us. You may have a reduced capacity to work but we’ll need to assess this.

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