Meeting the income test for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you must meet an income test.
How our social work services can help
We can help if you need to turn to someone for support.
Claim for Australian Pension from an agreement country form (AUS140)
Use this form to claim an Australian Pension while you are in an agreement country.
What financial help is available for disasters
Financial help from us and others if you’ve been affected by a disaster.
Natural disaster support
Support for people directly affected by a declared natural disaster.
While you’re overseas and outside Australia
What your obligations are while you’re overseas. Staying safe and getting help while you travel.
Deduct tax from your payment
You can ask us to deduct tax from most taxable Centrelink payments. This can help reduce how much tax you may have to pay at the end of the tax year.
Using a referee to verify your relationship status
We may need to ask a third party, a person we call a referee, to verify your relationship status. We’ll tell you when we need referee details.
Your Age Pension after your partner dies
When your partner dies, we need to reassess your income and assets. To stay eligible for Age Pension you need to meet the thresholds as a single person.
Time limits for confirming income for Child Care Subsidy
When you get Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you must confirm your family’s income after the end of each financial year. There are time limits for how long you have to do this.