Proving your identity online for Centrelink
How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.
Paying tax on a Centrelink payment
You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.
How much Family Tax Benefit you can get
How much Family Tax Benefit (FTB) you may get.
Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment
To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.
Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals
Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.
Superannuation
Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.
How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov
How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.
Severe financial hardship provisions
We may reduce or waive your waiting period for a payment if you meet the severe financial hardship provisions.
Family Tax Benefit when your child is 16 to 19 and stops full time study or school
If your child turns 16 and stops studying full time or going to school after they turn 16, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) may change.
Someone to act for you with Medicare, Centrelink, aged care or Child Support
You can ask someone to act for you with Medicare, Centrelink, aged care or Child Support. You can authorise them to speak to us, update your details and get payments for you.