Most useful information for Relationship changes

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How much Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence you can get

You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or circumstance.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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

Mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 or older

Find out about your mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 and over.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

Who can get a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence

To get this Crisis Payment you must have experienced family and domestic violence and meet the other eligibility criteria.

1. Relationship changes
2. Making it official

Updating your relationship status

You need to tell us when you become a member of a couple or end a relationship. This is to make sure you get paid correctly.

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

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.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Income streams

These are regular payments made from your superannuation fund or purchased using either superannuation money or savings.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

1. Age Pension
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Age Pension

If you get Age Pension and your circumstances change, you need to tell us. We need to check if you can keep getting it.