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Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

  1. Asset types
  2. Gifting

How gifting can affect your payment

If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.

  1. Youth Allowance
  2. Youth Allowance for job seekers

When you'll get your first Youth Allowance for job seekers payment

There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first Youth Allowance for job seekers payment.

  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.

Employment income reporting

You must tell us the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

  1. What your commitments are
  2. Getting a medical certificate

How to upload a medical certificate

Instructions on how to upload and submit a medical certificate using your Centrelink online account or the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

  1. What your commitments are
  2. Getting a medical certificate

What happens when you give us a medical certificate for JobSeeker Payment

We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your requirements for a short time. This is so you can keep getting JobSeeker Payment.

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.

  1. Asset types
  2. Private trusts and companies

Trust reviews

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

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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