What exemptions may apply if you have mutual obligation requirements
Find out about exemptions that may apply to you if you have mutual obligation requirements.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals
Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.
Setting up online accounts for Centrelink
To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.
Payments while outside Australia
To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.
- Work Bonus
- How it works
Work Bonus balance examples if you work
Understand how your Work Bonus balance affects your assessable income.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
- Youth Allowance for job seekers
- Who can get it
Youth Allowance income and assets tests
We use income and assets tests to check if you can get Youth Allowance and how much you might get.
- What your commitments are
- Getting a medical certificate
What happens when you give us a medical certificate for JobSeeker Payment
We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your requirements for a short time. This is so you can keep getting JobSeeker Payment.
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.