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.
Updating parental income details
You’ll need to update your income details if you or your child get a letter from us asking for these.
Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)
Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.
How much Rent Assistance you can get
The amount of Rent Assistance you can get depends on how much rent you pay.
Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
Financial help if you’re 24 or younger and a student or Australian Apprentice.
Rent Assistance
A regular extra payment we’ll automatically pay you if you pay rent and get certain payments from us.
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.
Details of income stream product form (SA330)
Use this form to give us information about your income stream, so we can calculate your payment.
Who can get Youth Allowance for students and apprentices
Check if you're eligible to get Youth Allowance as a student or an Australian Apprentice.
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.