A guide to Australian Government payments

Download and read the 1 July 2025 edition:

• A guide to Australian Government payments
• A guide to Australian Government payments.

More information on our payments

Read about who can get a payment, how to apply and how to manage it.

Carers

Payments for carers include:

• Carer Adjustment Payment
• Carer Allowance
• Carer Payment
• Carer Supplement
• Child Disability Assistance Payment.

Concession cards

Concession cards include:

• Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
• Health Care Card
• Pensioner Concession Card.

Families

Payments for families include:

• Additional Child Care Subsidy
• Child Care Subsidy
• Double Orphan Pension
• Family Tax Benefit
• Newborn Supplement and Newborn Upfront Payment
• Parental Leave Pay
• Parenting Payment
• Single Income Family Supplement
• Stillborn Baby Payment.

Farm support

Farm Household Allowance is the main farm support payment.

Health payments

• External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program
• Continence Aids Payment Scheme
• Child Dental Benefits Schedule.

Job seekers

Payments for job seekers include:

• JobSeeker Payment.

Natural disaster support payments

Natural disaster support payments include:

• Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
• Disaster Recovery Allowance
• New Zealand Disaster Recovery Payment Disaster Recovery Allowance
• New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance

Find out more about natural disaster support payments.

Older Australians

Payments for older Australians include:

• Age Pension
• Home Equity Access Scheme.

People with disability

Payments for people with disability include:

• Disability Support Pension
• Essential Medical Equipment Payment
• Mobility Allowance.

Special circumstances

Special circumstances payments include:

• Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment
• Crisis Payment
• Special Benefit.

Supplementary payments

Supplementary payments include:

• Energy Supplement
• Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement
• Pension Supplement
• Pharmaceutical Allowance
• Remote Area Allowance
• Rent Assistance
• Telephone Allowance
• Utilities Allowance.
• Youth Disability Supplement.

Youth and students

Payments for students and Australian apprentices include:

• ABSTUDY
• Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
• Austudy
• Education Entry Payment
• Fares Allowance
• Pensioner Education Supplement
• Relocation Scholarship
• Student Start-up Loan
• Tertiary Access Payment
• Youth Allowance.

Historical versions

Read the historical versions of the guide dating back to 2009.