Most useful information for Housing

1. Special Benefit
2. How to keep your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Special Benefit

There are rules about when you can get your Special Benefit when you travel outside Australia.

1. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
2. How to manage your payment

Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme while travelling outside Australia

There are rules about when you can get Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme when you travel outside Australia.

1. Farm Household Allowance
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Farm Household Allowance

There are rules about when you can get Farm Household Allowance when you travel outside Australia.

1. Farm Household Allowance
2. How to manage your payment

Farm Household Allowance business income reconciliation

The income reconciliation process ended on 30 June 2024.

1. Income test
2. Income

Paid Parental Leave counted as income

We treat Paid Parental Leave (PPL) as taxable income. This means Parental Leave Pay counts in your income test for payments from us.

1. Farm Household Allowance
2. How to manage your payment

Helping you transition off FHA

When you stop getting Farm Household Allowance (FHA) you may be able to get other payments or support services.

1. Farm Household Allowance
2. Who can get it

Income and assets test for Farm Household Allowance

You must meet an income and assets test to get Farm Household Allowance (FHA).

1. Remote Area Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Change of circumstances when you get Remote Area Allowance

We need to know changes that could reduce or stop your Remote Area Allowance payment.

1. Asset types
2. Private trusts and companies

Trust reviews

How we check that you correctly report the income you receive from a trust.

1. Telephone Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Change of circumstances when you get Telephone Allowance

We need to know about changes that could reduce or stop your Telephone Allowance payment.