Being on a Centrelink payment while you're working
When you get a Centrelink payment while you’re working, you might have a few questions about what happens next.
Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.
What an Income Bank is
Your Income Bank allows you to earn credits where your income is less than $528 a fortnight.
Income from scholarships for students and apprentices
Income you get from scholarships can count in your income test. It might affect your payments.
Getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment
Find out if you or your partner getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment could affect your eligibility for a payment from us.
Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Report employment income
Follow this guide to report your employment income using the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.
Financial investments
The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.
Medicare and tax
Australians help to pay for Medicare from income tax. How much tax you pay depends on your income.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
Who can get the Work Bonus
You must meet eligibility requirements to get the Work Bonus.