Most useful information for child health and safety

Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim

When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for other extreme circumstances

Who can get a Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances

You may get this if you were forced to leave your home because of an extreme circumstance and meet other eligibility criteria.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment

For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.

1. Top payments
2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Who can get the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Check if your child is eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS).

1. Top payments
2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

What’s covered by the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Find out what child dental services we cover and how much we cover.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

1. Top payments
2. Social work services

How to contact social work services

You can speak to a social worker over the phone.

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How to protect yourself when you claim a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence

It’s important to consider how to claim safely. This may include changing your details or nominee arrangements.