- Natural disaster
- Most useful information
Crisis and other help
We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.
- Crisis Payment
- Crisis Payment for other extreme circumstances
How much Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances you can get
You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or extreme circumstance.
- Carer Payment
- Who can get it
Residence rules for Carer Payment
To be eligible for Carer Payment you must meet the residence rules.
Gifting
If you give away your income or assets, they may still count towards your income and assets tests. This also applies if you sell them for less than they’re worth.
- Assets test for Farm Household Allowance
- Asset types
Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals
Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.
- How much you can get
- Choosing your loan payments
Maximum rate of pension for a loan under the Home Equity Access Scheme
The maximum pension rate we use for a Home Equity Access Scheme loan includes any supplements you get.
- Disability Support Pension
- How we assess your claim
Medical evidence for Disability Support Pension
You need to give us medical evidence if you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP), or have a medical review.
- Living arrangements
- Relationship changes
Getting together for relationship changes
Being in a relationship, whether it’s new or not, can affect what payments you can apply for and how much you’ll get.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Update your banking details
Instructions on how to update your banking details, including cash, cheques, loans, savings, deeming accounts and term deposit accounts.
- Age Pension
- Who can get it
Assets test for Age Pension
The assets test helps us work out if you can get paid Age Pension. It also affects how much you'll get.