Most viewed payments for Looking for work

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. How to report and manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get JobSeeker Payment

You must tell us if things change as it may affect your JobSeeker Payment.

1. Looking for work
2. Top payments

Sickness Allowance

You can no longer claim Sickness Allowance. But you may be able to claim another income support payment.

1. How much you can get
2. Dependent or independent

Independent for Youth Allowance as a job seeker

If you get Youth Allowance as a job seeker, there are several reasons we may consider you independent.

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

1. Looking for work
2. Top payments

Newstart Allowance

Newstart Allowance stopped on 20 March 2020. JobSeeker Payment is the main income support payment if you’re between 22 and Age Pension age.

1. Top payments
2. Mobility Allowance

Who can get Mobility Allowance

You can get Mobility Allowance if you meet certain criteria.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Real estate details form (MOD R)

Use this form to let us know your share of a property's asset value and income.

1. Death of a loved one
2. Most useful information

Advice of death form (SA116)

Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.

1. Employment income reporting
2. What to report

Income from self employment

If you’re self employed you need to tell us about your business income. This is so we can pay you the right amount. You also need to tell us if this changes.