- Carer Payment
- How to keep your payment
Breaks from caring when you get Carer Payment
You can still get Carer Payment if you take a break from providing care or the person getting care is in hospital.
- Contact us
- Report fraud or an IT security risk
Report fraud
If you suspect someone may be committing fraud against Medicare, Centrelink or Child Support, you should report it.
- Top payments
- Carer Allowance
How much Carer Allowance you can get
Carer Allowance is $162.60 each fortnight.
Deduct tax from your payment
You can ask us to deduct tax from most taxable Centrelink payments. This can help reduce how much tax you may have to pay at the end of the tax year.
- Top payments
- Carer Supplement
Who can get Carer Supplement
You must be getting a certain payment for 1 July to get Carer Supplement for that year.
- Top payments
- Telephone Allowance
Who can get Telephone Allowance
You can get Telephone Allowance if you have a telephone connected in your name and get a certain payment. You can also get it if the connection is in your partner’s name.
- 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.
- Top payments
- Telephone Allowance
How much Telephone Allowance you can get
Whether you get the basic rate or full rate of Telephone Allowance depends on your situation.
- Top payments
- Essential Medical Equipment Payment
Who can get Essential Medical Equipment Payment and how much you can get
To get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) you must meet the eligibility requirements.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.