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Who can get Rent Assistance

You can get Rent Assistance if you get an eligible payment and your eligible accommodation costs are over a certain amount.

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

  1. Parenting Payment
  2. Who can get it

Income and assets tests for Parenting Payment

The amount of Parenting Payment you can get depends on your income and assets as well as your partner’s, if you have one.

Real estate assets

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

How to prove your identity with Centrelink

You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.

  1. JobSeeker Payment
  2. When to claim

Starting your claim for JobSeeker Payment

You can start your claim for JobSeeker Payment up to 13 weeks before your circumstances change.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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

  1. Growing up
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Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)

Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.

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. Looking for work
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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.

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Page last updated: 10 December 2021.
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