How to manage your payment

To find more information about your payments, go to My payments in your Centrelink online account. There, you’ll be able to see information including how we work out your payment and how much we’ll pay you.

We have tips, tools and support to help you budget, deal with debt and manage your money during your lifetime.

Change of circumstances

You need to tell us if your circumstances change when you're getting Disability Support Pension (DSP).

Employment income reporting

How much you or your partner get paid affects your payment. We need to know what you both get paid so we can pay you the right amount.

Prepare to transfer to Age Pension

If you get Disability Support Pension and you're Age Pension age, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

Reviews

We may review if you still meet medical and non-medical rules to keep getting Disability Support Pension (DSP).

Someone to deal with us on your behalf

You can have an authorised representative to deal with us on your behalf. You can authorise them to enquire, update, act or get payments for you.

Travel outside Australia

There are rules about how long we pay your Disability Support Pension (DSP) while outside Australia.

Veteran Payment and your compensation claim affects your Income Support Payment

Information to help you make a choice between Veteran Payment and your income support payment.

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

Regular deductions using Centrepay

You can use our free and voluntary service to pay bills as regular deductions from your Centrelink payments.

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