What you need to do
You can update your relationship status by calling the families line.
You also need to let us know if there’s a change to your family income estimate or activity details. You can update these details at any time. It only takes a few minutes to do and you can do it yourself online.
If you don’t, we may pay you too much. If this happens, you’ll owe us money which you’ll have to pay back.
You should review your:
- income estimate to make sure it reflects your combined family’s income
- activity details to make sure it reflects the activity levels of both you and your partner.
If you underestimate your family income, you may get an overpayment when we balance your subsidy at the end of the financial year.
If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov, sign in to update your family’s estimate and activity details at any time.
Use our online guides to help you update your:
You can also use the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app. It only takes a few minutes to do the update and you can do it yourself online.
Contact numbers available on this page.
Centrelink families line
Use this line if you need help with family payments, such as Family Tax Benefit, Child Care Subsidy or Parental Leave Pay.
There are other ways you may want to contact us.