Any income or special types of income you or your partner get could change how much we pay you.
What is income and special types of income
Income is when you or your partner get money for any of the following:
- work
- cultural work or services
- regular payments
- profits from a business, which is the money left over after you take out costs to run the business
- any money from outside Australia.
Find out more about cultural work or services.
Special types of income are any of the following:
- gate takings
- Indigenous land use agreements
- Native Title claim payments
- royalties and sitting fees
- sales of arts and crafts.
Find out more about special types of income.
Why you need to tell us
You need to tell us about any changes to your or your partner’s income. Telling us helps prevent us from paying you too much. If you don’t tell us and we pay you too much, you’ll get a debt. If you get a debt, you need to pay us back. You can speak to us about a payment plan.
You need to tell us when you report your income or within 14 days, whichever is earlier.
How to tell us
If your Centrelink account is linked to myGov you can tell us about changes to your income online. To do this select Income and assets, then Manage income and assets and Continue.
Once you’ve done this, you’ll need to choose the type of income you want to change. You can change as many income types as you need.
If you don’t have a myGov account or a Centrelink online account you’ll need to create them.
If you need to tell us about any changes to your or your partner’s income, you can also call us on your regular payment line.