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Employment income reporting if you’re self employed

If you’re self employed you need to tell us about your business income. This is so we can pay you the right amount. You also need to tell us if this changes.

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Relationship details form (SS284)

Use this form to provide us details of your living arrangements. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.

  1. Asset types
  2. Gifting

When gifting exceptions apply

We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.

  1. Top payments
  2. Child Care Subsidy

How to claim Child Care Subsidy

Complete the following steps to apply for Child Care Subsidy (CCS). Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. Top payments
  2. Family Tax Benefit

How to manage your Family Tax Benefit

Your options and obligations for Family Tax Benefit.

Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments if you were single during the financial year

If you were single during the financial year, these examples can help you work out what to do so we can balance your payments.

  1. Employment income reporting
  2. If you’re employed

How to report your income to Centrelink

You can report your employment income in different ways.

  1. If you’re employed
  2. What to report

Pre-filled information for employment income reporting

There are some things you need to know about income, Single Touch Payroll (STP) and other details we pre-fill for you.

Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

If you or your partner has income you need to let us know so you don’t get a debt. This includes if you get special types of income.

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.

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