Most useful information for Recently unemployed

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

1. Looking for work
2. Most useful information

Profit and Loss Statement form (SU580)

Use this form if you are a sole trader, subcontractor or a partner in a partnership that has started new employment or a new business.

Deeming

Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.

1. Parenting Payment
2. Who can get it

Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment

To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.

1. Top payments
2. JobSeeker Payment

When to claim JobSeeker Payment

When you can submit your JobSeeker Payment claim depends on your situation. You may be able to start your claim early.

1. If you need to attend an assessment
2. What happens during and after the assessment

If you have a reduced capacity to work

If you have a medical condition that affects your ability to work, you’ll need to tell us. You may have a reduced capacity to work but we’ll need to assess this.

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Watch our video to help with your Disability Support Pension (DSP) claim

Our video with Auslan translation shows you what help you can get from an advocate or nominee with your DSP claim.

1. Retraining
2. Most useful information

Details of income stream product form (SA330)

Use this form to give us information about your income stream, so we can calculate your payment.

Real estate assets

Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.