Change of circumstances

If you get Age Pension and your circumstances change, you need to tell us. We need to check if you can keep getting it.

What to tell us

You must tell us if any of the following happens:

You have 14 days to tell us about the changes. If you don’t do this, we may pay you too much and you may have to pay the money back.

If you deliberately don’t tell us about changes, we could charge you with fraud.

How to tell us

If your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov you can tell us about changes to your circumstances online. To do this, sign in to myGov and select My details.

Sign in to myGov

You can also tell us using either:

Read more about what you can do using self service.

If you don’t have access to a self service option please call the Older Australians line.

Changing or correcting your name

It’s important to tell us if you change your legal name.

Contact numbers available on this page.

Centrelink older Australians line

Use this line if you’re an older Australian and need help with your Age Pension or another service.

Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm

There are other ways you may want to contact us.

Page last updated: 3 December 2024.
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