- Housing
- Moving house
Support when you leave prison
Learn how to get our payments and services to support you as you leave prison.
- Natural disaster support
- Understanding government disaster support
How to prove your identity for natural disaster support
You may need to prove who you are when claiming a natural disaster payment.
- Natural disaster support
- Understanding government disaster support
Residence rules for natural disaster support
You must meet residence rules to get Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment, Disaster Recovery Allowance or the New Zealand payments.
Dependent or independent for ABSTUDY
If you apply for ABSTUDY, we’ll assess you as being dependent or independent for payment.
Business structures
Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.
- Assets test
- Asset types
Financial investments
The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.
- Assets test
- Asset types
Rural customers and primary producers
Some rural properties and farms have more than one title or larger blocks than residential properties. The asset test rules are different for these properties.
Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
If you or your partner has income you need to let us know so you don’t get a debt. This includes if you get special types of income.
- Child support assessment
- How to manage your assessment
Changing your child support assessment in special circumstances
We can change your child support in special circumstances if the change is fair to both parents and the child.
- Assets test
- Asset types
Private trusts and companies
If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.