Most useful information for relationship changes

Weekly payment option

Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.

1. Home Equity Access Scheme
2. How to manage your loan

Change of circumstances for loans under the Home Equity Access Scheme

You must tell us if any of your circumstances change when you have a loan under the Home Equity Access Scheme.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Business structures

Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.

1. Top payments
2. Special Benefit

How much Special Benefit you can get

The amount of Special Benefit you can get depends on your circumstances.

1. Recently unemployed
2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

What gifts we include in income and assets tests

We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Verification of voluntary work form (SU462)

Job seekers and voluntary work organisations can use this form.

1. Special Benefit
2. How to claim

Supporting documents for Special Benefit

When you claim Special Benefit, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.

Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

Financial investments

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