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Centrelink

Services Australia delivers Centrelink payments and services.

Vision and mission

Centrelink delivers social security payments and services to Australians at times of major change.

How Centrelink can help

Centrelink delivers payments for all of the following:

  • older Australians
  • job seekers
  • students and trainees
  • families
  • carers
  • parents
  • people with disability
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
  • visitors, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are living in Australia
  • people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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Last reviewed: June 2022

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Families - Services Australia

Payments and services to help you when you’re having a baby and raising children.

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Western Australian Bushfires, February 2021 - Services Australia

Assistance is available if you can show you lost income or have been adversely affected as a direct result of the Western Australian bushfires, February 2021.

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About myGov - Services Australia

myGov is a simple and secure way to access government services online in one place.

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Accommodation, renting and homelessness - Services Australia

We can help you to get information, payments and services if you need support.

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Help in an emergency - Services Australia

Payments and services if you’re recovering from a major disaster or need emergency help for homelessness, family violence, financial hardship, or bereavement.

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Job seekers - Services Australia

Payments and services while you’re looking for work or doing approved studies to help you find and keep a job.

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Caring for someone with an illness or disability - Services Australia

You can get financial help and other services if you care for someone with a disability, an illness or who is frail aged.

Read more on Centrelink website

Caring for an older Australian - Services Australia

There are payments and services to help you if you provide full time care to an older Australian.

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Crisis and special help - Services Australia

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

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Choosing between Carer Payment and Age Pension - Services Australia

In some situations, you can choose to get Carer Payment or Age Pension.

Read more on Centrelink website

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