Transfer to Age Pension
If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.
Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink
How to prove who you are over the phone.
Working while you get Carer Payment
You may still get Carer Payment if you work up to 100 hours in a 4 week period. There are rules you need to meet.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
Sole trader or partnership income
Business income is counted in the income test.
Income test for Carer Payment
Your income can reduce how much we pay you. We use the pension income test to assess Carer Payment.
Carer Allowance rules for the person you care for
To get this payment, both you and the person you care for need to meet some rules.
What adjusted taxable income is
We use your adjusted taxable income to work out your eligibility for some payments, concessions or services.
Income
Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.