Individuals
Publications if you are caring for frail aged, ill or disabled persons
Listed below are publications you may find useful.
On this page
Main publication
- Caring for someone? Booklet - a guide to your payment and service options if you are a carer.
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Brochures
- A Guide to Centrelink Concession Cards Booklet - provides information on who is eligible for a concession card as well as the range of concessions offered in each State or Territory.
- Office and Home Interviews Brochure - information about your rights and responsibilities when you participate in an interview with Centrelink.
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Factsheets
- Assets Test for Homeowners - rural and rural residential areas Factsheet - provides information about the Assets Test for homeowners in rural and rural residential areas.
- Australia's International Social Security Agreement Factsheets - provides information on agreements with individual countries for social security coverage.
- Carer Payment or Age Pension? Factsheet - provides information about Carer Payment and Age Pension and explains the similarities and differences between these two payments.
- Claiming Your Foreign Pension Factsheet - provides information on how Centrelink can help you claim a foreign pension.
- Disability Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Disability Support Pension, Sickness Allowance, Carer Payment, Carer Allowance and Mobility Allowance.
- Financial Information Service Factsheets - series of factsheets containing information about specific financial matters.
- Market research and you Factsheet - provides information on why, how and when Centrelink undertakes market research.
- Reporting your Business Services earnings to Centrelink - provides information on the voluntary reporting of Business Services earnings by your Business Services employer.
- Urgent Payments Factsheet - provides information about how you may receive part of your payment early.
- Your Right to Privacy Factsheet - provides information about your privacy rights and who may access customer information.
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Magazines
- News for Seniors Magazine - for people getting Age Pension.
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Other publications
- News for Carers Newsletter - this newsletter provides information about changes in payments and other related issues for carers.
- 'Needing help after someone has died?' Booklet - a guide to your payment and service options if you need help after someone has died.
- Centrelink Corporate Publications - publications containing information about Centrelink.
- Centrepay Publications - provides detailed information about Centrepay.
- Compensation Kit Booklet - provides information on compensation and how it affects your payments from Centrelink.
- Guide to Australian Government Payments Booklet - Centrelink payment rates booklet.
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Publications from other organisations
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website - provides a range of brochures and factsheets.
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