- Work
- Managing your money
Centrelink debts and overpayments
Information to help you avoid being overpaid or to manage owing money for a Centrelink debt.
- Active scams
- myGov scams
myGov text message link scams
If you get a text message from myGov with a link to click on, it‘s a scam.
Centrelink
We have payments and services to support you.
While you wait for a Centrelink claim outcome
There’s support while you wait to find out about your Centrelink claim outcome.
Employment income reporting
You must tell us the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.
- Death of a loved one
- Most useful information
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
- Age Pension
- How much you can get
Transitional rate of pension
The transitional rate started in 2009. It's for pensioners who would get a lower pension rate if we used the new income test.
Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment
For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.
Balancing your family assistance payments
After the financial year ends, we balance your payments to make sure you got the right amount.
- Managing your money
- Manage your money
What you need to do at tax time
Find out what you need to know and do at tax time, if you get a payment or service from us.