Most useful information for caring for elderly

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

1. Relationship changes
2. Most useful information

Relationship details form (SS284)

Use this form to provide us details of your living arrangements. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.

1. Carer Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Reviews for Carer Allowance

We may review your income and the level of care you give to check if you can keep Carer Allowance.

1. Getting aged care services
2. Most useful information

Aged Care Calculation of your cost of care form (SA486)

This form is no longer available.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Cancel Nominee Arrangement form (SS532)

Use this form to tell us that you, as an authorised person or organisation, want to cancel a nominee arrangement.

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

Scheduled reporting

If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.

1. Victoria Bushfires, January 2026
2. Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

How much Vic Bushfires, January 2026 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment you can get

Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment is a lump sum payment.

How to report your income to Centrelink

You can report your employment income in different ways.

1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
2. When 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. What we cover depends on your situation.

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

Unscheduled reporting

If your employment income changes, you need to tell us within 14 days. We call this unscheduled reporting, as it can happen any time.