Getting a payment or benefit from us should be as fast and safe as possible.
There’s a risk of a cheque getting lost in the mail or stolen from a mailbox.
It’s faster and safer for us to pay it straight to a bank account. If people in your community don’t have a bank account, now’s the time to get one.
They can update their new bank details online, call us or go to a service centre.
They can use our online guides to help with updating banking details for Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support.