Public holiday reporting and payment dates
Your reporting and payment dates may change when we close for the Australia Day public holiday. We may pay you early.
Office closures
We'll close on Tuesday 26 January 2021.
Self service
You can use your Centrelink online account through myGov to:
- report your income
- view your reporting dates for the next 12 weeks
- change some of your appointments
- apply for an advance payment
- request a document.
You can also use our Express Plus mobile apps and phone self service.
You can still report your income to us, even when we’re closed. However, if you do this on a public holiday we’ll pay you after the public holiday.
You can view your reporting dates 12 weeks in advance online. You can do this in your Centrelink online account through myGov or the Express Plus Centrelink app.
If you don’t have one, you can create a myGov account. You can still report your income to us, even when we’re closed.
Read more about self service.
Reporting and payment dates if you need to report
The dates you need to report to us have changed for the Australia Day public holiday.
If you report early during your assessment period you’ll need to include what you expect to be paid for your full period. You must also do this for any other changes that may affect your payment. If you make a mistake, you can correct your report within 14 days, or when you next report.
If you report after your assessment period, we’ll pay you after you report to us. You may want to do this so you can be sure of your employment income or changes to your circumstances.
To report you can use:
You must report when you’re due, so we can pay you.
Reporting tables
Allowances
Reporting table for people who get the following allowances:
This table is also for people who get:
| Date report normally due | Date you can report | Revised payment date | Next normal payment date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Friday 22 January 2021 |
Thursday 21 January 2021 |
Friday 22 January 2021 |
Monday 8 February 2021 |
|
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Friday 22 January 2021 |
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Tuesday 9 February 2021 |
|
Tuesday 26 January 2021 |
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Wednesday 27 January 2021 |
Wednesday 10 February 2021 |
Pensions
Reporting table for people who get the following pensions:
This table is also for people who get:
- Parenting Payment
- Pensioner Education Supplement
- Assistance for Isolated Children
- ABSTUDY
- Carer Payment
- Carer Allowance
- a families payment.
| Date report normally due | Date you can report | Revised payment date | Next normal payment date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Friday 22 January 2021 |
Thursday 21 January 2021 |
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Tuesday 9 February 2021 |
|
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Friday 22 January 2021 |
Wednesday 27 January 2021 |
Wednesday 10 February 2021 |
|
Tuesday 26 January 2021 |
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Thursday 28 January 2021 |
Thursday 11 February 2021 |
Payment dates if you don’t need to report
If you don't need to report employment income, we'll pay you early.
We won't delay payments because of a public holiday, but we may pay you earlier than normal. An early payment is your normal payment, just paid early.
Where we pay an early payment, we pay as close to and before your normal payment day. You'll need to budget so this payment lasts until your next payment day.
Payment tables
Allowances
Early payment dates for people who get the following allowances:
This table is also for people who get:
| Normal payment date | Revised payment date | Next normal payment date |
|---|---|---|
|
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Friday 22 January 2021 |
Monday 8 February 2021 |
|
Tuesday 26 January 2021 |
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Tuesday 9 February 2021 |
Pensions
Early payment dates for people who get the following pensions:
This table is also for people who get:
- Parenting Payment
- Pensioner Education Supplement
- Assistance for Isolated Children
- ABSTUDY
- Carer Payment
- Carer Allowance
- a families payment.
| Normal payment date | Revised payment date | Next normal payment date |
|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday 26 January 2021 |
Monday 25 January 2021 |
Tuesday 9 February 2021 |
Page last updated: 4 January 2021
This information was printed 16 January 2021 from https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/public-holiday-reporting. It may not include all of the relevant information on this topic. Please consider any relevant site notices at https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/site-notices when using this material.