Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment
To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.
Who can get Family Tax Benefit
You need to meet eligibility requirements to get Family Tax Benefit (FTB).
New Zealand citizens claiming payments in Australia
If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia you may be eligible to get Centrelink payments or concession cards.
Profit and Loss Statement form (SU580)
Use this form if you are a sole trader, subcontractor or a partner in a partnership that has started new employment or a new business.
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
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.
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
Severe financial hardship provisions
We may reduce or waive your waiting period for a payment if you meet the severe financial hardship provisions.
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.