Employment income reporting

If you get income from employment, it may affect your payment from us. We’ll put you on fortnightly reporting so you can tell us about all income you get as an employee.

It doesn’t include income you get from:

• self-employment
• other sources.

To tell us about these income types you need to contact us to discuss what information we need to assess them.

To make sure we’re paying you the right amount, you need to report your and your partner’s gross employment income. This is the amount you get before tax and other deductions.

If you work for an employer, you can find your gross income amount on your payslip.

You don’t need to report your or your partner’s income if both of the following apply:

• you get either Age Pension or Disability Support Pension because you’re blind
• you don’t get Rent Assistance.

If your partner is getting a payment from us, they’ll still need to report your income. They won’t need to report if they’re also blind, getting Age Pension or DSP and not getting Rent Assistance.

Find out about reporting your income if you’re employed.

You also need to tell us about other income not advised in your employment income reporting if:

• you’re self-employed
• you have other types of income.

Use our interactive video on what you need to know and do to report your income.

Check your income amount is right

You must check to make sure your employment income is correct before submitting your report, so we pay you the right amount.

Duplicated income

Duplicated income is when the same pay from your job is reported more than once during a Centrelink payment period.

This can make your income look higher than it is and may reduce your Centrelink payment.

Make sure you and your partner don’t report income at the same time. If you both report at the same time, you may not be able to see any updates your partner has made when you complete your report.