Top payments

1. Higher education
2. Top payments

Fares Allowance

Helps with travel costs between your permanent home and your place of tertiary study in Australia.

1. Death of a loved one
2. Top payments

Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment

A lump sum payment for the partners of Pension Bonus Scheme members who died and didn’t successfully claim the bonus.

1. Getting aged care services
2. Top payments

My Aged Care face-to-face services

Our service officers and Aged Care Specialist Officers can help you with aged care matters face-to-face. It’s free to access these services.

1. Looking for work
2. Top payments

Sickness Allowance

You can no longer claim Sickness Allowance. But you may be able to claim another income support payment.

1. Caring for someone
2. Top payments

Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card

A concession card to get cheaper health care and some discounts if you’re a student and had a Carer Allowance Health Care Card when you turned 16.

1. Retirement years
2. Top payments

Utilities Allowance

A quarterly payment to help with household bills if you get certain payments from us.

1. Moving to Australia
2. Top payments

Status Resolution Support Services payment (SRSS)

A regular payment to help with basic living costs while you’re waiting to hear about your immigration status.

1. Top payments
2. Crisis Payment

Crisis Payment for humanitarian entrants

A one-off payment if you’ve arrived in Australia as a humanitarian entrant for the first time.

1. Queensland
2. Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, February to March 2026

Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, February to March 2026 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

A lump sum payment to help people affected by Queensland Rainfall and Flooding that started in February to March 2026 and ended in May 2026.

1. Managing your money
2. Top payments

Enhanced Income Management and SmartCard

A way to help you manage your money to meet essential household needs and expenses.