Self-employed or farmer
Payments
- Australian Government Drought Assistance
- Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package
- Exceptional Circumstances Professional Advice and Planning Grant
- Climate Change Adjustment Program and Transitional Income Support
Australian Government Mobile Offices
Services and programs
Climate Change Adjustment Program
Providing assistance for primary producers to manage, adapt and adjust to the impacts of climate change.
For more information, refer to Climate Change Adjustment Program and Transitional Income Support.
Professional Advice and Planning Grant
Providing assistance for primary producers to manage, adapt and adjust to the impacts of climate change.
For more information, refer to Exceptional Circumstances Professional Advice and Planning Grant.
Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package
The Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package provides assistance to eligible farmers who decide to leave the farming industry and re-establish themselves outside farming.
For more information, refer to Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package.
New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme provides support for unemployed people who want to start their own business.
For more information, refer to New Enterprise Incentive Scheme.
Indigenous wage assistance
Indigenous wage assistance provides support for employers who employ Indigenous Jobseekers.
For more information, refer to Indigenous Wage Subsidy Card.
Other services & programs
- Australian Government Drought Assistance
- Drought Force
- Centrelink Access Points and Agents
- Rural Services
- More services and programs for self-employed or farmers
- Social Work Services
- Assets test
- Pilot of drought reform measures in Western Australia
Claiming
Self employed
- Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Assistance forms
- Claim for Drought Assistance - Small Business Income Support (SU614) Form
Farmers
- Claim for Drought Assistance (SU025) form
- Claim for Professional Advice and Planning Grant (SU613) form
- Claim for Transitional Income Support and/or the Climate Change Program (SU638) form
- Claim for Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grant (SU623) form
In focus
Australian Government Mobile Offices
The Australian Government Mobile Offices are now visiting rural communities, providing a range of government payments and services, making it easier for rural residents to conduct their business with Centrelink.
More information
Magazines
Publications
- Are you a farmer, self-employed or rural Australian? booklet
- Climate Change Adjustment Program and Transitional Income Support factsheet
- Drought Assistance factsheets
- Supporting Rural Australia 2009-11
- More publications if you are self-employed or responsible for a farm
Contact us
For a list of the convenient ways that you can contact Centrelink, refer to the contact us page.