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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.

Annual parental income reassessment

If you’re dependent and get Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, we may need your parents’ or guardians’ income details each year.

1. Rent Assistance
2. Who can get it

Proof of rent arrangements for Rent Assistance

If you tell us you’re renting when you claim a payment, we may ask for proof. We use this to check if you can get Rent Assistance.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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

New Zealand citizens claiming payments in Australia

If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia you may be eligible to get Centrelink payments or concession cards.

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. How to report and manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get JobSeeker Payment

You must tell us if things change as it may affect your JobSeeker Payment.

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. What your commitments are

Travel outside Australia rules for JobSeeker Payment

There are rules about when you can get JobSeeker Payment when you travel outside Australia.

1. Accessing our services
2. Contact us

Explanations and formal reviews

Find out what you can do if you want more information or disagree with a decision we've made.

How to report your income to Centrelink

You can report your employment income in different ways.

1. How to claim
2. Prove your identity

Proving your identity online for Centrelink

How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.