Most viewed payments for Domestic violence

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How to protect yourself when you claim a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence

It’s important to consider how to claim safely. This may include changing your details or nominee arrangements.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

How much you can gift

Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.

1. Top payments
2. Special Benefit

Who can get Special Benefit

You may get Special Benefit if you’re not eligible for any other income support and you meet the eligibility rules.

1. Living arrangements
2. Family and domestic violence

Where to get help for domestic violence

Get help accessing our payments and connecting to local support services like legal and housing support.

1. Top payments
2. Social work services

How our social work services can help

We can help if you need to turn to someone for support.

Explanation or formal review of a decision form (SS351)

Use this form to ask for an explanation or formal review of a decision.

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

How to contact the Financial Information Service

We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

How gifting can affect your payment

If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Prepare to transfer to Age Pension

Transfer to Age Pension

If you’re Age Pension age and get an eligible payment, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare card

Remove someone from a Medicare card

You can update your card when your circumstances change.