Most useful information for managing your money

1. When you get lump sum compensation
2. Preclusion periods

When you’re in financial hardship for Centrelink compensation recovery

There is help available if you’re in financial hardship during your preclusion period.

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. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Manage where your payments are sent

Instructions on how to change where we pay you using your Centrelink online account.

1. Work
2. Managing your money

Scams and identity theft

Protect yourself against scams. Learn what to do if you’re the victim of a scam or identity theft, including if your details are exposed in a data breach.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Protecting your personal information after a data breach

How you can protect your personal information after a data breach

Make sure your myGov, Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support accounts are protected if you’re affected by a data breach.

Getting a SmartCard for enhanced Income Management in South Australia

You can access your enhanced Income Management account with a SmartCard.

1. Active scams
2. myGov scams

myGov phishing email scams

There are different ways scammers try to trick you, including pretending to be from myGov.

1. Centrepay
2. What Centrepay is

Paying bills using Centrepay

You can use the Centrepay bill paying service to pay any business registered to accept Centrepay as a payment method.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Active scams

myGov scams

There are different types of myGov scams.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)

Use this form to claim a special employment advance.