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Repaying money you owe
You’ll need to repay the money you owe in full or set up a repayment arrangement with us by the due date. Most people set up a repayment arrangement and pay it over an agreed period of time.
If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, sign in now to set up a repayment arrangement.
You can also set up a repayment arrangement by either:
- using the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app
- calling us.
At any time, you can also make extra payments towards the amount you owe. This may be a regular payment or a one-off payment.
If you get Family Tax Benefit or Child Care Subsidy, read more about how we recover debts for these payments.
Read about what can happen if you don’t take action to repay your Centrelink debt.
Taking money from your tax refund
In some situations, we may use your tax refund to repay your debt. This is known as a tax garnishee. Read more about how we recover debts at tax time.