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.
Proving your identity online for Centrelink
How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.
How much Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence you can get
You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or circumstance.
Setting up online accounts for Centrelink
To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.
Relationship details - Separated under one roof form (SS293)
Use this form if you’re separated but live under the same roof as your ex-partner. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.
How we work out your child support assessment
How we assess the amount of child support you need to pay or receive. The formula we use to work it out is in Australian law.
Paying child support by Child Support Collect
Child Support Collect is when you pay child support directly to us, we then transfer the payments on your behalf.
The child support assessment formula
The child support assessment formula looks at your circumstances to work out how much child support should be paid.
Weekly payment option
Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.
Paying tax on a Centrelink payment
You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.