Most useful information

1. Financial Information Service
2. How to contact us

Help in your language

We can help you with translated information or you can talk to a service officer who speaks your language.

1. Caring for someone
2. Getting support

Caring for a child with disability as they get older

There may be different things you need to consider as your child with disability gets older. There’s information and support to help you.

1. Higher education
2. Starting

Resources you can use when you’re starting higher education

Find out about services and resources you can use when taking the leap to further study.

1. Recently unemployed
2. Getting a payment

Claiming a payment from us if you’re looking for a job

You can claim a payment from us online, if you’re looking for a job. You can do this by registering your Digital ID.

Weekly payment option

Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.

1. Education
2. School

Starting secondary school

Find out how we can support you when your child moves to secondary school.

1. Natural disaster
2. Additional help

What financial help is available for disasters

Financial help from us and others if you’ve been affected by a disaster.

1. Living arrangements
2. Natural disaster

Natural disaster support

Support for people directly affected by a declared natural disaster.

1. Natural disaster
2. Additional help

How to manage my current payment or card during a disaster

There are things you need to do to keep getting your payment or replace a card if you’ve been affected by a disaster.

Dependent or independent for ABSTUDY

If you apply for ABSTUDY, we’ll assess you as being dependent or independent for payment.