Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.
- Asset types
- Gifting
How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.
- Prove your identity
- Proving your identity online
How to prove your identity to Centrelink using your Digital ID
How to prove who you are to Centrelink using your Digital ID.
- Natural disaster
- Most useful information
Verification of voluntary work form (SU462)
Job seekers and voluntary work organisations can use this form.
Business structures
Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.
If you need to attend an Employment Services Assessment
What you need to do before your Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).
- Centrelink self service
- Electronic messaging
How to subscribe for electronic messaging
Subscribe to get important text messages or emails from us.
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.
Employment income
This is pay you get for work you've done for an employer.
- Assets test
- Asset types
Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.