Financial investments
The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.
- 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.
- Growing up
- Most useful information
What families need to do at tax time
You can use our tax time tool if you got Family Tax Benefit (FTB), Child Care Subsidy (CCS) or had a child support assessment in the last financial year.
Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim
When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.
- Employment income reporting
- If you’re employed
How to report your income to Centrelink
You can report your employment income in different ways.
Newly arrived resident's waiting period
If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.
- How we work out your assessment
- How your income affects your child support
What adjusted taxable income is
We use your adjusted taxable income to work out your eligibility for some payments, concessions or services.
- Social work services
- How we help
Social work services for your mental health
We can help you access mental health support services in certain circumstances.
- Top payments
- Family Tax Benefit
How to claim Family Tax Benefit
Complete the following steps to claim Family Tax Benefit. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Crisis Payment
- Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence
How to claim a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence
Complete the following steps to claim Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence.