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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. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. How much you can get

Dependent or independent for Youth Allowance as a job seeker

If you apply for Youth Allowance as a job seeker, we’ll assess you as being either dependent or independent.

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.

1. Top payments
2. Income Bank

How an Income Bank works

You can earn up to $528 a fortnight under the personal income test before we reduce your payment.

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. When to claim

Starting your claim for JobSeeker Payment

You can start your claim for JobSeeker Payment up to 13 weeks before your circumstances change.

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

1. North Queensland Floods, January - February 2025
2. Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

How much Nth Qld Floods, Jan - Feb 2025 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment you can get

Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment is a lump sum payment.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

When gifting exceptions apply

We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.

Income maintenance period

This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.

1. Queensland
2. Western Queensland Heavy Rain and Flooding, March 2025

West Qld Heavy Rain and Flooding, Mar 2025 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

A lump sum payment to help people affected by Western Queensland heavy rain and flooding that started in March 2025.