Most useful information

1. Special Benefit
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Special Benefit

To be eligible for Special Benefit you must meet the residence rules.

1. Who can get it
2. Medical rules

General medical rules for Disability Support Pension

If you meet the general medical rules, you may get Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Top payments
2. Income Bank

What an Income Bank is

Your Income Bank allows you to earn credits where your income is less than $539 a fortnight.

1. Top payments
2. Parental Leave Pay

How to choose and share your Parental Leave Pay days

You can choose how you use and share your Parental Leave Pay days.

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

Financial Information Service live webinars

We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.

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. Parental Leave Pay
2. Who can get it

Exceptional circumstances for Parental Leave Pay

You may get Parental Leave Pay in exceptional circumstances.

1. Age Pension
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Age Pension

There are rules about when you can get Age Pension when you travel outside Australia.

1. Retirement years
2. During retirement

Australian Pension News

Information for people living outside Australia who get a Centrelink payment. We publish Australian Pension News once a year in October.

1. Active scams
2. Other Services Australia scams

Fake Services Australia social media profiles

Scammers are setting up fake social media profiles pretending to be us and other government agencies.