Most useful information for Recently unemployed

If you need to attend an assessment

There are things you’ll need to do if you need to attend an Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help guides

Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Set up app

Instructions on how to sign in and set up the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

1. Employment income reporting
2. 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.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

How to claim Parenting Payment

Complete the following steps to claim Parenting Payment.

1. Top payments
2. Rent Assistance

How to manage your Rent Assistance

There are things you need to tell us if you get Rent Assistance.

Assets test for allowances

We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.

1. Youth Allowance
2. Youth Allowance for job seekers

How to claim Youth Allowance for job seekers

Complete the following steps to claim Youth Allowance for job seekers. Before you start, check if you can get it.

Demerits and penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements

Job seekers could get demerits and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements.

1. Top payments
2. JobSeeker Payment

When you’ll get your first JobSeeker Payment

There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first JobSeeker Payment.

Income maintenance period

This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.