- Home Equity Access Scheme
- Who can get it
Qualifying pensions for the Home Equity Access Scheme
You must be eligible for a qualifying pension to access the Home Equity Access Scheme.
- How to manage your payment
- Reviews
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.
- Who can get it
- Non-medical rules
Income and assets tests for Disability Support Pension
The amount of Disability Support Pension (DSP) you can get depends on your assessable income and assets.
- Managing your money
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
Information about income apportionment
Before December 2020, we commonly used income apportionment to help us work out how much people should have been paid.
- Top payments
- Aged care calculation of your cost of care
Who should apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care
You should apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care if you’re thinking about accessing aged care services. You can also apply if you’re getting aged care services.
- Asset types
- Gifting
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
- Caring for elderly
- Most useful information
Aged care claim for financial hardship assistance form (SA462)
Use this form to claim financial hardship assistance for your aged care costs.
When you need an Employment Separation Certificate
If you or your partner stop work or change from full time to casual work, you may need to give us an Employment Separation Certificate.
- Managing your money
- Manage your money
What you need to do at tax time
Find out what you need to know and do at tax time, if you get a payment or service from us.
- Disability Support Pension
- How we assess your claim
Disability Medical Assessment for Disability Support Pension
You may need to attend a Disability Medical Assessment with Sonic HealthPlus when you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP). If you already get DSP, you may need to do this as part of a medical review.