What financial help is available for disasters
Financial help from us and others if you’ve been affected by a disaster.
Frequency of Assistance for Isolated Children payments
Assistance for Isolated Children payments are made per term or fortnight depending on the payment type.
Claim for Crisis Payment - Release from Prison or Psychiatric Confinement form (SU508)
Use this form if you’ve recently been released from prison or psychiatric confinement and are in severe financial hardship.
Changes to your circumstances and aged care costs
We need to know about changes to your circumstances within 28 days of the change occurring.
Home Equity Access Scheme variation form (SA497)
Use this form to make changes to your or your partner’s Home Equity Access Scheme if you’re not registered for online services.
You own your own home for an aged care calculation of your cost of care
If you own the home you live in and you’re moving into aged care, we need to know about it.
Your Age Pension after your partner dies
When your partner dies, we need to reassess your income and assets. To stay eligible for Age Pension you need to meet the thresholds as a single person.
What are the Relocation Scholarship study rules and courses
You can get a Relocation Scholarship if you’re studying in a full time approved scholarship course.
Support when you leave prison
Learn how to get our payments and services to support you as you leave prison.
How much Tertiary Access Payment you can get
The Tertiary Access Payment is a payment of $3,000 or $5,000. How much you can get depends on where your family home is located.