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1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Application to copy or transfer from one Medicare card to another form (MS011)

Complete this form to copy or transfer someone onto your own Medicare card or another Medicare card.

1. How much you can get
2. Your activity level affects it

Activity level and subsidised hours for Child Care Subsidy

Your activity level affects the hours of subsidised care you can get for Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How to claim

Proving your child’s birth or adoption

You need to give us proof of your child’s birth or adoption before we can finalise your claim for Parental Leave Pay or Family Tax Benefit.

1. Who can get it
2. Income and assets tests

Income

Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.

How to prove your identity with Centrelink

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

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

1. How much you can get
2. Your activity level affects it

Recognised activities for Child Care Subsidy

You need to do a recognised activity to get Child Care Subsidy.

Deeming

Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.

1. Recently unemployed
2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.

Balancing your family assistance payments

After the financial year ends, we balance your payments to make sure you got the right amount.