Subjects
Payments
Farm Household Allowance
A payment for farming families in financial hardship.
- a farmer who spends a major part of your time and capital working on the farm, or the partner of a farmer who does
- is not over the income and assets test limits
- meets mutual obligation requirements
Age Pension
The main income support payment for people who have reached age pension age.
- reached age pension age
- under the income and assets test limits
- an Australian resident, normally for at least 10 years
Newstart Allowance
The main income support payment while you’re unemployed and looking for work.
- at least 22 but under age pension age
- looking for paid work
- under the income and assets test limits
- prepared to meet mutual obligation requirements
Carer Allowance
A fortnightly income supplement if you give daily care and attention to someone who has a disability, serious illness, or an adult who is frail and old.
You must give additional daily care at home to:
- a child aged under 16 who has a disability or serious illness and lives with you
- 2 or more children aged under 16 living with you whose care needs add up to the same as 1 eligible child, or
- someone aged 16 or older who has a disability or serious illness or is frail aged
Youth Allowance
Financial help if you’re under 24 and studying, an Australian Apprentice, looking for work or sick.
- 16 to 21 and looking for full time work or
- 18 to 24 and studying full time or
- 16 to 24 and a full time Australian Apprentice or
- 16 to 17 years and independent or needing to live away from home to study
ABSTUDY
Financial help for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students or Australian Apprentices.
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- in an approved course, Australian Apprenticeship or traineeship
- not getting another payment to do study or train
News
Pensioner Concession Card reinstatement
You could get the Pensioner Concession Card again, if your pension was cancelled because of changes to the assets test.
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Take charge of your online security when you do business with us and avoid identity theft and scammers.
Our new look website arrived 27 August
We’ve updated the website to make it easier to use.
Family Day Care operator and trust income reviews
Income reviews for some Family Day Care operators and trust benefactors are underway.
Superannuation changes
Find out about super changes on the ATO website that may give more options for contributing to your super.
Family and domestic violence
We support people affected by family and domestic violence by providing information, resources and referrals.