Most useful information for managing your money

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.

1. Active scams
2. Medicare scams

Medicare phishing scams

Scammers are pretending to be from Medicare.

1. Managing your money
2. Manage your money

Getting financial help and information

You can get free financial help and information, find a financial counsellor or get help with debt.

1. Top payments
2. Centrepay

What Centrepay is

Centrepay is a voluntary service which is free for Centrelink customers. You can use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment.

1. Active scams
2. 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.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)

Use this form to claim a special employment advance.

1. Top payments
2. Early release of superannuation

Who can access their superannuation early

There are eligibility rules you need to meet to access your super early.

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. Centrelink scams

Centrelink impersonation email scams

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

1. Managing your money
2. Scams and identity theft

Avoid and report scams

There are things you can do to protect yourself from scams and identity theft. You can report Services Australia scams to us to help protect others.