Most useful information for housing

1. Top payments
2. Mobile service centres

When and where to find mobile service centres

Our mobile service centres (MSCs) travel around Australia, stopping to provide services in rural and regional communities.

1. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
2. Who can get it

Living and study requirements for Assistance for Isolated Children

Your child’s living and study arrangements will determine which allowance or supplement you get.

1. Rent Assistance
2. What you need to do

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance

Retirement village or lifestyle village rent type for rent assistance

If you’re in retirement living, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under the retirement or lifestyle village rent type.

1. Housing
2. Moving house

Living in a rural or remote area

Find out what support you can get if you live and work in rural, regional or remote Australia.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance

Private housing rent type for Rent Assistance

If you pay rent to live in a house someone else owns, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under the private housing rent type.

1. Top payments
2. Agents and Access Points

Agents and Access Points - How we can help

What you can do at Agents and Access Points.

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

When to report your income to Centrelink

If you’re getting an income support payment, we’ll tell you when you need to report any other income you get.

1. Top payments
2. Rent Assistance

How much Rent Assistance you can get

The amount of Rent Assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay.

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

Reminders to report income to Centrelink

If you have to report your income each fortnight, we’ll send you an SMS reminder on the day your report is due.