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Income

Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.

  1. How we assess your claim
  2. Assessing your ability to work

Program of Support for Disability Support Pension

You may need to participate in a Program of Support before you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP).

  1. Managing your money
  2. Most useful information

Cancel Nominee Arrangement form (SS532)

Use this form to tell us that you, as an authorised person or organisation, want to cancel a nominee arrangement.

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.

Someone to act for you with Medicare, Centrelink, aged care or Child Support

You can ask someone to act for you with Medicare, Centrelink, aged care or Child Support. You can authorise them to speak to us, update your details and get payments for you.

Proving your identity online for Centrelink

How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.

Transfer to Age Pension

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

  1. Looking for work
  2. Most useful information

Business details form (MOD F)

Use this form to let us know about you or your partner's involvement in a business.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim

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

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