Most useful information

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

What the Financial Information Service is

The Financial Information Service helps you make informed decisions about your finances.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Allowance

While you wait for Carer Allowance

There are some things you can do while you wait for your Carer Allowance claim outcome.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Payment

While you wait for your Carer Payment claim

There are some things you can do while you wait to hear about your Carer Payment claim.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How to claim

Supporting documents for Family Tax Benefit claims

You’ll need some information to start your claim for Family Tax Benefit. Once you’ve submitted your claim, you’ll also need to provide supporting documents.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent types for Rent Assistance

Board and lodging rent type for Rent Assistance

Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you pay board and lodgings to a homeowner or primary tenant for a room in their property.

1. Active scams
2. Centrelink scams

Centrelink impersonation email scams

You might get an email claiming to be from Centrelink about urgently updating your details.

1. Relocation Scholarship
2. What are the study rules and courses

Study rules for a Relocation Scholarship

You must be studying in a full time approved scholarship course.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Avoid and report scams

Report a Services Australia or myGov scam

You can report scams impersonating Services Australia and myGov, including Centrelink, Medicare or Child Support.

1. Active scams
2. Medicare scams

Medicare phishing scams

Scammers are pretending to be from Medicare.

1. Managing your money
2. Centrelink debts and overpayments

What happens if you've overpaid a Centrelink debt

If you overpay your Centrelink debt we’ll refund the money to you or apply it to another debt.