Most useful information for managing your money

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.

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. Manage your money

How to budget

Find out how to review or make your budget. Knowing how much money comes in and where it goes helps you be in control of your money.

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. Centrelink debts and overpayments
2. How to repay money you owe to Centrelink

Repaying money you owe if you get a payment from us

How you repay money you owe if you get a payment from us.

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.

1. Our goals
2. Service commitments

Centrelink debt service commitments

Find out what you can expect from us if you have a debt or overpayment, and what we need from you or your authorised nominee.

1. Managing your money
2. Scams and identity theft

How to protect against scams and identity theft

There are actions you can take to protect yourself from scams.

1. Active scams
2. Medicare scams

Electronic Funds Transfer email scam

Scammers are sending emails claiming to be from Medicare or myGov.

1. Managing your money
2. Centrelink debts and overpayments

Compliance program

Our compliance program helps protect Australia’s welfare system. It helps our customers avoid getting a debt or committing fraud.