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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.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Report employment income

Follow this guide to report your employment income and Job Plan requirements using your Centrelink online account.

  1. Managing your money
  2. Manage your money

What you need to do at tax time

Find out what you need to know and do at tax time, if you get a payment or service from us.

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.

  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.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Upload documents

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

  1. Top payments
  2. Income Bank

What an Income Bank is

Your Income Bank allows you to earn credits where your income is less than $539 a fortnight.

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.

Income from scholarships for students and apprentices

Income you get from scholarships can count in your income test. It might affect your payments.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help guides

Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Apply for an advance payment

Instructions on how to apply for an advance payment using the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

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