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Publications if you are self-employed or responsible for a farm

Listed below are publications you may find useful.

Main Publication

• 'Are you a farmer or self-employed?' Booklet - a guide to your payment and service options if you are a farmer or self-employed.

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.

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.
• Business Structures - Sole Traders/Self-employed Factsheet - provides information about what a self-employed sole trader is and how it may affect payments from Centrelink.
• Coping with the Social Impact of Drought Factsheet - provides information about how social workers can help you.
• Drought Assistance for small businesses Factsheet - provides information about the support small businesses can receive during periods of Exceptional Circumstances, such as severe drought.
• Drought Assistance for farmers and small businesses Factsheet - provides information about the support farmers and small businesses can receive during periods of Exceptional Circumstances, such as severe drought.
• Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package Factsheet - provides detailed information about the Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package.
• Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment/Prima Facie Interim Income Support Factsheet - provides information about income support payments available to eligible farmers in areas that are covered by a full Exceptional Circumstances declaration or a Prima Facie Exceptional Circumstances declaration.
• Farm Help Factsheets - there are 5 Farm Help program Factsheets currently available.
• 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.
• Murray-Darling Basin Irrigation Management Grant Factsheet - provides detailed information about the Murray-Darling Basin Irrigation Management Grant.
• Professional Advice and Planning Grant Factsheet - provides detailed information about Centrelink's assistance to farmers in EC declared areas.
• Remote Area Allowance Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Remote Area Allowance.
• Social Security Treatment of Tasmanian Regional Forestry Agreement (RFA) Private Forest Reserves Program Payments Factsheet - provides information about how these payments are treated for social security purposes.
• 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

• Rural News Magazine - a publication for those living in rural Australia.

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Other Publications

• About Centrelink Self Service Brochure - this brochure lists the range of Self Service options available and explains how to use them.
• 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.
• Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme - Guidelines for Customers Publication - provides information about claiming assistance for the shipment of goods to and from Tasmania.
• Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Statistics Booklet - provides information on tonnes, volume and assistance paid on various commodities and numbers of containers shipped.
• Your Account Statement Brochure - provides information about your Account Statement.

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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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