Most useful information

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

International bank account form (AUS178)

Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Allowance

How much Carer Allowance you can get

Carer Allowance is $162.60 each fortnight.

1. Top payments
2. Centrelink Compensation Recovery

When you get lump sum compensation

If you get lump sum compensation, it can affect income support payments you get from us.

1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
2. How to manage your aged care costs

Annual and lifetime caps for your aged care costs

There are annual and lifetime caps for your aged care costs. They apply if you started care after 1 July 2014.

1. Top payments
2. Pharmaceutical Allowance

How much Pharmaceutical Allowance you can get

You’ll get the allowance with your regular payment each fortnight.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Payment

How to keep your Carer Payment

How to keep us up to date when you’re getting Carer Payment.

1. Top payments
2. Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment

How much Pension Bonus Bereavement you can get

How much Pension Bonus Bereavement you can get depends on a number of circumstances.

1. Pharmaceutical Allowance
2. How to apply

Advance payment of Pharmaceutical Allowance

You may be able to get Pharmaceutical Allowance in advance as a lump sum of 7 fortnightly payments.

1. Who can get it
2. Medical rules

Manifest medical rules for Disability Support Pension

You may get Disability Support Pension (DSP) if you meet manifest medical rules.

1. Top payments
2. Telephone Allowance

How much Telephone Allowance you can get

Whether you get the basic rate or full rate of Telephone Allowance depends on your situation.