Most useful information for housing

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. 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. 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. Who can get it
2. Isolation conditions

No reasonable access to school conditions for Assistance for Isolated Children

You might be eligible if the child you’re claiming for doesn’t have daily access to an appropriate state school.

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. 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. Living arrangements
2. Housing

Moving house

Find out how moving house can affect your payments and services from us.

1. Top payments
2. Rent Deduction Scheme

How to apply for the Rent Deduction Scheme

You need to apply for the Rent Deduction Scheme through your housing authority.

1. Top payments
2. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme

What Assistance for Isolated Children payment you can get and how much

The amount of Assistance for Isolated Children you get depends on your child's living arrangements.

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.