Getting a medical certificate for Special Benefit
If you get Special Benefit and can’t work or study for a short time you may need to give us a medical certificate.
What happens when you give us a medical certificate for Special Benefit
We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your mutual obligation requirements for a short time. This is so you can keep getting Special Benefit.
How to apply to transfer to Age Pension
If you already get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension. This will be 13 weeks before you reach Age Pension age.
Examples of granny flat interests
We’ve put together some common examples to help you understand how we assess granny flats. These examples don't cover every situation.
Assistance for Isolated Children annual circumstances review
We review you and your child’s circumstances at the end of each year. We do this to check if you can keep getting Assistance for Isolated Children.
Change of circumstances while getting Youth allowance for job seekers
You must tell us if things change as it may affect your Youth Allowance for job seekers.