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1. Asset types
2. Gifting

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.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Claim for a Health Care Card form (SS050)

Use this form to claim a Low Income Health Care Card or a Health Care Card for a foster child.

What to report when you report income to Centrelink

We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

Income from Commonwealth Prac Payment

If you get a payment from us you need to report any Commonwealth Prac Payments you get as income.

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

Transfer to Age Pension

If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Top payments
2. Continence Aids Payment Scheme

How to apply for the Continence Aids Payment Scheme

Complete the following steps to apply for the Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS).

1. Getting aged care services
2. Top payments

Continence Aids Payment Scheme

A yearly non-taxable payment to cover some of the cost of products that help you manage incontinence.

Employment income

This is pay you get for work you've done for an employer.

How we use adjusted taxable income

What you claim determines how we work out your adjusted taxable income.