- Who can get it
- Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance
Board and lodging rent type for Rent Assistance
If you pay a homeowner or leaseholder for a room in their property, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under the board and lodging rent type.
- Top payments
- Agents and Access Points
Agents and Access Points - How we can help
What you can do at Agents and Access Points.
- Top payments
- Rent Deduction Scheme
How the Rent Deduction Scheme works
First you’ll need to authorise your rent deduction with your housing authority.
- Who can get it
- 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.
- Top payments
- Rent Assistance
Who can get Rent Assistance
You can get Rent Assistance if you get an eligible payment and your eligible rent or accommodation costs are over a certain amount.
- Crisis Payment
- Crisis Payment for release from prison or psychiatric confinement
How to claim a Crisis Payment for Release from Prison or Psychiatric Confinement
Complete the following steps to claim Crisis Payment for release from prison or psychiatric confinement. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Rent Assistance
- 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.
- Crisis Payment
- Crisis Payment for release from prison or psychiatric confinement
How much Crisis Payment for Release from Prison or Psychiatric Confinement you can get
You can get a Crisis Payment for release from prison or psychiatric confinement each time you’re released.
- Employment income reporting
- 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.
- Housing
- Most useful information
Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) medical statement - Student special needs form (SY099)
Use this form to provide a medical statement if you are claiming Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) under the Students with special needs criteria.