Publications if you are looking for work

Listed below are publications you may find useful.

Main publication

• 'Are you looking for work?' Booklet - a guide to your payment and service options if you are looking for work.

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.
• Information for Part Time and Casual Workers Brochure - provides detailed information for part time and casual workers.
• Office and Home Interviews Brochure - provides information about your rights and responsibilities when you participate in an interview with Centrelink.
• Working Credit Brochure - provides information about how Centrelink assists people to become self sufficient and improve their chances of looking for and keeping work.

Factsheets

• Activity test and participation requirements for job seekers Factsheet - provides information about participation failures and serious failures, and what incurring a failure may mean for you.
• Are you a seasonal worker? Factsheet - provides information for seasonal workers.
• Australia's International Social Security Agreement Factsheets - provides information on agreements with individual countries for social security coverage.
• Casual and Part time Workers - Avoid a Debt Facsheet - useful information for how casual and part-time workers can tell Centrelink about changes in their circumstances.
• CDEP Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP).
• Financial Information Service Factsheets - series of factsheets containing information about specific financial matters.
• Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programme Factsheet - provides information on Centrelink's Literacy and Numeracy Training Programs.
• 'Lodging a medical certificate' Factsheet - provides information on lodging a medical certificate if you receive Newstart Allowance or Youth Allowance and are a job seeker.
• Market research and you Factsheet - provides details on why, how and when Centrelink undertakes market research.
• Newstart Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Newstart Allowance.
• Reporting your Business Services earnings to Centrelink Factsheet - provides information on the voluntary reporting of Business Services earnings by your Business Services employer.
• Social Security Treatment of Tasmanian RFA Private Forest Reserves Program Payments Factsheet - provides information about how these payments are treated for social security purposes.
• Things you need to know about child care Factsheet - provides information about Child Care Benefit.
• Urgent Payments Factsheet - provides information about how you may receive part of your payment early.
• Widow Allowance Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Widow Allowance.
• Your Right to Privacy Factsheet - provides information about your privacy rights and who may access customer information.
• Youth Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Youth Allowance.

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Other publications

• 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 Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website - provides a range of brochures and factsheets.
• Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website - provides a range of brochures and factsheets.
• Australian JobSearch - publications for people looking for work.

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