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Advance payment

You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.

Deeming

Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.

  1. Education
  2. Retraining

Getting support while you retrain

Find out about our payments and loans that may help you when you’re retraining or studying.

  1. Top payments
  2. Rent Assistance

How much Rent Assistance you can get

The amount of Rent Assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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

Asset types

Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.

Employment income reporting

We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Apply for an advance payment

Instructions to apply for an advance payment using your Centrelink online account.

Real estate assets

Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.

  1. Top payments
  2. Financial Information Service

Financial Information Service live webinars

We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.

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Page last updated: 10 December 2021.
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