Most useful information for growing up

Assets test for allowances

We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.

Income maintenance period

This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Get health care

Concession and health care cards

Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

Scheduled reporting

If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.

1. Retraining
2. Most useful information

Details of income stream product form (SA330)

Use this form to give us information about your income stream, so we can calculate your payment.

1. Looking for work
2. Most useful information

Business details form (MOD F)

Use this form to let us know about you or your partner's involvement in a business.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Cancel Nominee Arrangement form (SS532)

Use this form to tell us that you, as an authorised person or organisation, want to cancel a nominee arrangement.

Keep your BasicsCard for Income Management safe

It is important to keep your BasicsCard safe. Tell us as soon as you can if your BasicsCard is lost, stolen or damaged, and don’t tell anyone your PIN.

1. Child Dental Benefits Schedule
2. Who can get it

Eligible payments for Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Receiving certain Centrelink payments allows children to access CDBS.