Starting secondary school
Find out how we can support you when your child moves to secondary school.
Living in a rural or remote area
Find out what support you can get if you live and work in rural, regional or remote Australia.
Visiting Australia
Read about visiting Australia to work or study and payments or services that may help you.
Migrating to Australia
You may get help from us if you’ve recently arrived in Australia or you’re a newly arrived resident. What help we can give you depends on your situation.
Refugees and asylum seekers
We have payments and services for newly arrived refugees, humanitarian entrants and asylum seekers.
Health services for refugees and asylum seekers
If you have a valid visa, you may be able to use Medicare services for health care.
Payments migrating to Australia
Most of our payments have waiting periods and other rules.
Finalise your pre-birth claim
We need proof of your child’s birth to finalise any claims you started before your baby arrived.
Submit your claim if you didn’t do a pre-birth claim
If you didn’t do a pre-birth claim, you can start a claim after the birth of your baby.
Enrol your baby in Medicare only
If you don’t wish to claim for a families payment, you’ll need to submit proof of birth to enrol your baby in Medicare.