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Earnings Worksheet form (SU505)

Use this form to work out your gross earnings for your entitlement period and report them to us.

Replace a lost or stolen Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card

If your Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card is lost, stolen or ruined, we can post you a new card if you need one.

  1. Caring for someone
  2. Most useful information

Carer Payment and Carer Allowance review of care provided - Caring for a person 16 years or over form (SA010)

Use this form to tell us about the level of care you personally provide for a person 16 years or over.

  1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
  2. If you’re in financial hardship

Financial hardship assistance eligibility for aged care cost of care

Not everyone can get financial hardship assistance to help with aged care costs. You will need to meet eligibility requirements to have your claim assessed.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Payment

How to manage Carer Payment

When we’ll contact you about your options for Carer Payment.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Adjustment Payment

How much Carer Adjustment Payment you can get

You can get a one-off payment to help care for your child.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Allowance

While you wait for Carer Allowance

There are some things you can do while you wait for your Carer Allowance claim outcome.

  1. Essential Medical Equipment Payment
  2. Who can get it and how much you can get

Heating or cooling for medical needs

You can get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) for heating or cooling used for medical needs.

Proof of Life compliance reviews if you’re older than 80 and live overseas

If you’re older than 80 and live outside Australia you may need to complete a Proof of Life Certificate form.

  1. Prove your identity
  2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov

How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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