Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Apply for an advance payment

in this guide

Step 1: get started
Step 2: apply for an advance
Step 3: review and submit
Step 4: sign out

The screenshots in this guide are from an iOS device. Some screens may look different if you’re using an Android device.

Read more about advance payment options including eligibility.

If you are getting the Home Equity Scheme, there are different rules that apply to the Home Equity Scheme advance payment.

Step 1: get started

Select More from your home screen.

Select Advances.

Select OK to leave the app and securely go to your Centrelink online account on your mobile internet browser.

The Advance payments screen has information about your current and previous advances.

If you have a current advance payment, the screen will show:

the advance type
the start date
the amount advanced to you
your fortnightly repayment amount
the amount yet to be paid
when you can apply for your next possible advance.

If you aren’t eligible to apply for an advance payment, we’ll tell you:

why you’re not eligible
when you may be eligible to apply.

If you aren’t eligible for an advance payment, go to Step 4 to sign out.

If you’re eligible, select Start to begin your application.

Step 2: apply for an advance

Read the information about advance payments, then select Begin.

Select the type of advance you want to apply for.

Then select Next.

Read the eligibility requirements, then select Next.

Enter how much money you have left each fortnight after paying all your regular expenses. Regular expenses include food, rent, travel, electricity and phone, Centrelink repayments and all ongoing expenses and payments.

Enter the amount in dollars and cents, including the decimal point, then select Next.

Select Continue to proceed.

Read the information about how much you can apply for, then select Begin.

Enter the advance amount you want to apply for.

The amount you apply for must be within the advance amount payment range.

Then select Next.

Depending on the type of advance, you can get your advance payment as either:

one instalment
2 instalments.

If you want us to pay you in 2 instalments, you’ll need to tell us:

the amount of your first instalment
the date you would like the second instalment.

In this example, we’ll choose to be paid in 2 instalments. Select Yes, then Next.

If you’re applying for a Family Tax Benefit advance, we can only pay this in one instalment.

Enter how much you want to be paid in the first instalment, then select Next.

We’ll tell you how much your second instalment amount is. Select Next to continue.

Select the calendar icon and enter the date you want to get your second instalment processed, then select Next.

Select Continue to proceed.

Step 3: review and submit

Select Begin to review and submit your advance payment application.

We’ll give you a summary of the details you’ve given us.

We’ll also tell you your fortnightly repayment amount. Your repayment is taken from the amount we’d normally pay you. You don’t need to do anything to set this up.

Read the details on this screen and make sure they’re correct, then select Next. If you need to make changes, select Update.

If all the information is correct, read the declaration. If you understand and agree with the declaration, select I have read and agree with the above conditions, then Submit.