News for separated parents

16 September 2021

We’re continuing to pay Child Care Subsidy (CCS) for families that normally use child care in Greater Sydney.

16 September 2021

COVID-19 Disaster Payments will continue to be paid from 19 September 2021.

16 September 2021

If you haven’t already, create a myGov account and link Medicare. Then you can access your proof of vaccination online if you need it.

13 September 2021

If you’ve come out of a lockdown in Victoria, you may no longer be eligible for COVID-19 Disaster Payment.

7 September 2021

It’s easy to find the best way to get proof of your vaccinations using our COVID-19 tool. Your proof is free.

3 September 2021

Update your estimate so you get the right amount of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

25 August 2021

All families will need to confirm their income before we can start the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) balancing process.

19 August 2021

Your gap fee may be waived if you get Child Care Subsidy and your child attends care in a Coronavirus (COVID-19) hotspot.

6 August 2021

Confirm your family’s income for 2018-19 so we can reassess your Child Care Subsidy (CCS) debt.

5 August 2021

We’ve added options to our menus to help make finding tasks in your Centrelink online account easier.

5 August 2021

If your child attends care in a COVID-19 hotspot, you may be eligible for more Child Care Subsidy (CCS) absences.

3 August 2021

You should check if you’re eligible for COVID-19 Disaster Payment.

3 August 2021

We’re pausing Centrelink debt raising and new debt recovery in locked down Local Government Areas.

3 August 2021

When you update the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app to the latest version and sign in, you’ll see it’s had a facelift.

3 August 2021

If you got Child Care Subsidy (CCS) in the 2019-20 financial year, the deadline to confirm your income was 30 June 2021.

2 August 2021

You can now add your COVID-19 digital certificate to your Apple Wallet or Google Pay on your device for easy storage.

28 July 2021

We’ll start balancing Child Care Subsidy (CCS) for 2020-21 from mid-August.

28 July 2021

Here are our answers to your questions about the COVID-19 Disaster Payment.

23 July 2021

If you’ve been affected by COVID-19 and lost work hours and income you may be able to claim the COVID-19 Disaster Payment.

21 July 2021

You can use the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app to check the balancing status of your Family Tax Benefit (FTB).

21 July 2021

If you have a family law parenting order, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) wants to hear from you.

19 July 2021

If you lodged an objection to the class action settlement with the Court, you’ll get a letter with opt out information.

9 July 2021

If you got a Coronavirus (COVID-19) payment, here's what you need to know for your tax.

5 July 2021

Your Centrelink payment summary shows your taxable and some non-taxable payments from us for the financial year.

5 July 2021

Before we can balance your Family Tax Benefit (FTB), you may need to confirm your income.

2 July 2021

The Australian Government has announced support if you live in the Northern Territory and can't earn income.

1 July 2021

The Australian Government has declared 5 additional Local Government Areas for the Victorian storms and floods.

24 June 2021

It’s tax time, and that means scammers may target Services Australia customers.

23 June 2021

Your Centrelink payment summary shows payments you got from us this financial year. You might need it for your tax return.

18 June 2021

We have payments to help you if you’ve been directly affected by the Victorian storms and floods in June 2021.

17 June 2021

If you’re getting Parenting Payment but don’t have to take part in ParentsNext, you can volunteer to participate in the program.

15 June 2021

Find out what you need to do so we can balance your FTB payments as quickly as possible.

11 June 2021

If you objected to the settlement, you’ll have another opportunity to opt out of the class action.

10 June 2021

Here’s what you need to know about claiming family payments from us.

7 June 2021

You have until 28 September 2021 to make a claim for our disaster payments.

3 June 2021

There’s a few things you can do online now to get ready.

13 May 2021

Fake emails claiming they’re from myGov tell you to open a link to confirm your identity. Don’t open the link.

19 April 2021

You must report income for family payments and income support payments in different ways.

14 April 2021

There’s help if you’ve been directly affected by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Western Australia, April 2021. We have payments that can help during a natural disaster.