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When you get a payment from us
You need to tell us if any of your or your partner’s personal circumstances change. These changes could affect your payments. If you don’t tell us, we may pay you too much. This means you may get a debt and you’ll need to pay us back.
You can choose to update your gender details, name or title with us.
There are some things you need to do to keep your information safe if you’re breaking up, leaving a relationship, or living with violence or abuse.
Raising kids
Read what changes you need to tell us about if you get one of these payments or child support arrangements:
- Additional Child Care Subsidy
- Child Care Subsidy
- Child support
- Dad and Partner Pay
- Double Orphan Pension
- Family Tax Benefit
- Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
- Parental Leave Pay.
Living arrangements
Read what changes you need to tell us about if you’re getting one of these payments:
- Farm Household Allowance
- Relocation Scholarship
- Remote Area Allowance
- Rent Assistance
- Special Benefit
- Status Resolution Support Services payment.
Ageing
Read what changes you need to tell us about if you’re getting one of these payments:
- Age Pension
- Aged care calculation of your cost of care
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
- Continence Aids Payment Scheme
- Home Equity Access Scheme.
Work
Read what changes you need to tell us about if you’re getting one of these payments:
Education
Read what changes you need to tell us about if you’re getting one of these payments:
- ABSTUDY
- ABSTUDY Fares Allowance
- ABSTUDY Incidentals Allowance
- ABSTUDY Living Allowance
- ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance at home rate
- ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance higher rate
- ABSTUDY School Term Allowance
- Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
- Austudy
- Pensioner Education Supplement
- Student Start-up Loan
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian apprentices.
Health and disability
Read what changes you need to tell us about if you’re getting one of these payments:
- Carer Allowance
- Carer Payment
- Disability Support Pension
- Essential Medical Equipment Payment
- Health Care Card
- Low Income Health Care Card
- Pensioner Concession Card
- Telephone Allowance
- Youth Disability Supplement.
When you don’t get a payment from us
If you don’t get a payment from us but owe us money, you must tell us if your address changes. You need to do this within 14 days of your address changing.