Most useful information for retraining

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

Centrelink online account help - Apply for an advance payment

Instructions to apply for an advance payment using your Centrelink online account.

1. Education
2. Retraining

Finding training to upskill or retrain

Find out about training providers and services.

1. Parenting Payment
2. How to manage your payment

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

1. When you’ll get your first payment
2. Income maintenance period

Severe financial hardship provisions

We may reduce or waive your waiting period for a payment if you meet the severe financial hardship provisions.

Advance payment

You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.

1. ABSTUDY
2. High school, university or other higher education students

ABSTUDY for full time higher education study

There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students doing an approved higher education course full time.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

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

1. Relationship changes
2. Most useful information

Relationship details form (SS284)

Use this form to provide us details of your living arrangements. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.