- Who can get it
- Isolation conditions
Disability or Special education need conditions for Assistance for Isolated Children
You may be eligible if your child can’t go to the local state school because your child needs to study from home or attend a different school.
- Top payments
- 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.
- Living arrangements
- Housing
Living with others
Find out how living with someone can affect your payments and services from us.
- Housing
- Moving house
Accommodation and renting
Find out what help you can get from us when you’re renting.
How to get 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.
- Employment income reporting
- When to report
Unscheduled reporting
If your employment income changes, you need to tell us within 14 days. We call this unscheduled reporting, as it can happen any time.
- Housing
- Most useful information
Income and assets form (MOD IA)
Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to provide information about your income and assets.
- Housing
- Most useful information
Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) - Current Tax Year Assessment form (SY042)
Use this form to tell us of a substantial decrease or increase in your parental income when claiming the Additional Boarding Allowance.
- Living arrangements
- Housing
Homelessness
Find help if you’re homeless, sleeping rough or couch surfing.
- 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.