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  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. 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. Crisis Payment
  2. 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.

  1. Top payments
  2. Rent Assistance

Who can get Rent Assistance

You can get Rent Assistance if you get an eligible payment and your eligible accommodation costs are over a certain amount.

  1. Employment income reporting
  2. What to report

Income from self employment

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.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Update address, accommodation and contact details

Instructions on how to update your address, accommodation and contact details using your Centrelink online account.

Employment income reporting

We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

  1. Rent Assistance
  2. Who can get it

Rent types for Rent Assistance

Rent is an amount you pay to live in accommodation someone else owns. There are different types of rent that apply if you get Rent Assistance.

Deeming

Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.

Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment

For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.

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