Demerits and penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements
Job seekers could get demerits and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements.
Centrelink online account help - Update income and assets details - your other income details
Instructions on how to update your other income details using your Centrelink online account.
Scheduled reporting
If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.
Centrelink online account help - Update your family income estimate
Make sure your family income estimate is accurate to help you to avoid being overpaid or underpaid.
Young people living with or without their parents rent type for Rent Assistance
Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you’re a young person paying rent to your parents and living with or without them.
Business structures
Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.
Starting your claim for Youth Allowance for job seekers
You can start your claim for Youth Allowance for job seekers payment up to 13 weeks before your circumstances change.
Medicare Compensation Recovery Third party authority form (MO021)
Use this form to give us permission to release your compensation information and to give permission to a third party to sign relevant documentation on your behalf.
Economic Support Payment
These were extra payments paid as part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus. We’ve already paid most eligible people.
Work Bonus balance
We use your Work Bonus balance to offset your eligible income so you keep more of your pension if you’re working.