Most useful information for Housing

How to report your income to Centrelink

You can report your employment income in different ways.

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.

Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim

When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Prepare to transfer to Age Pension

Transfer to Age Pension

If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

Mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 or older

Find out about your mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 and over.

1. Prove your identity
2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov

How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.