Impact of compensation on Centrelink payments 117-01010000

This document outlines a list of procedures relevant to the impact of compensation on Centrelink payments.

Types of payments affected

Most social security income support payments are Compensation Affected Payments (CAP), and include:

• Age Pension
• Disability Support Pension (including blind)
• JobSeeker Payment
• Youth Allowance
• Carer Payment
• Parenting Payment

Supplementary Payments are compensation affected when the primary payment is a CAP.

The Resources page has a link to the Compensation and Damages form (Mod C).

Contents

Compensation affected payments (CAP)

Treatment of compensation payments (CLK)

Compensation Recovery Teams (CLK)

Actioning compensation interest checks (CLK)

Compensation clearances (CLK)

Compensation Online Estimator (CLK)

Finalisation of compensation claims (CLK)

Related links

Reasonable action to claim compensation

Compensation and Supplementary payments

Completing the Compensation and damages details via Mod C or verbal lodgement

Compensation Preclusion Period