Most useful information

1. Raising kids
2. Child health and safety

Childhood wellbeing

Wellbeing comes from physical, mental and emotional health. For children and young people, there are many things that build wellbeing.

1. Raising kids
2. Child health and safety

Children’s health care

We cover some or all of your child’s health care costs.

1. Raising kids
2. Growing up

Teenage years

Find out how payments and services for you or your child change as they get older.

1. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. How much you can get

Dependent or independent for Youth Allowance as a job seeker

If you apply for Youth Allowance as a job seeker, we’ll assess you as being either dependent or independent.

1. Raising kids
2. Growing up

Early education

Find out about early childhood education and child care options. This can help you choose the right service and get support for your family.

1. Having a baby
2. As your baby grows

Accessing child care

Find out what payments and services are available to help when your family uses child care.

1. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
2. How much you can get

Income and assets tests for Youth Allowance for student and Australian Apprentices

We use income and assets tests to check if you can get Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices and how much you might get.

Directors fees

Directors fees count towards your income test. They can affect your Centrelink payment.

1. Contact us
2. Find us

Support for veterans

We can help veterans and their families at our service centres.

1. Carer Payment
2. How to keep your payment

Change of circumstances while getting Carer Payment

We need to know about changes as they could increase, reduce or stop your Carer Payment.