Top payments

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. Higher education
2. Top payments

Fares Allowance

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

1. Looking for work
2. Top payments

Newstart Allowance

Newstart Allowance stopped on 20 March 2020. JobSeeker Payment is the main income support payment if you’re between 22 and Age Pension age.

1. Housing
2. Top payments

Remote Area Allowance

A regular extra payment if you live in a remote area and get an income support payment from us.

1. Growing up
2. Top payments

Grandparent, Foster and Kinship Carer Advisers

Supporting formal and informal carers who provide ongoing care for children.

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. Living with disability
2. Top payments

Youth Disability Supplement

An extra payment if you’re a young person with disability and on an 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.