How to prove your identity with Centrelink
You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.
Income streams
These are regular payments made from your superannuation fund or purchased using either superannuation money or savings.
Employment Services Assessments
Employment Services Assessments (ESAts) help us understand the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.
- Family Tax Benefit
- How much you can get
Income test for Family Tax Benefit Part A
The amount of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A you get depends on your family’s income.
- Parenting Payment
- How to manage your payment
Travel outside Australia rules for Parenting Payment
There are rules about how long you can get Parenting Payment when you travel outside Australia.
What happens if we update your child support assessment while you get FTB Part A
If circumstances change for you or the other parent, we’ll update your child support assessment. This means your FTB payments may change too.
Your family income estimate for family assistance payments
We use your family income estimate to work out how much family assistance to pay you. This includes Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
- Parenting Payment
- What your commitments are
Change of circumstances while getting Parenting Payment
We need to know about changes to your or your partner’s situation. If you don’t tell us when these changes happen, you may get a debt you’ll have to pay back.
- Housing
- Most useful information
Information you need to know about reporting employment and using the Earnings Worksheet form (SU505(i))
Information about how your payment is affected by income from full time, part time or casual employment and what other assistance we may also provide.
- How your income affects your child support
- What adjusted taxable income is
Paying tax on a Centrelink payment
You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.