How preclusion periods affect a Low Income Health Care Card for Centrelink compensation recovery
You could get a Low Income Health Care Card during your preclusion period.
When you’re in financial hardship for Centrelink compensation recovery
There is help available if you’re in financial hardship during your preclusion period.
Travel outside Australia rules for a Health Care Card
The travel rules of your main payment affect your Health Care Card when you travel outside Australia.
Robodebt class action settlement
The first robodebt class action settlement was approved in June 2021. Settlement payments were made in September 2022.
Enrolling your baby in Medicare if you become a parent through surrogacy
You can enrol your baby in Medicare when your surrogacy arrangement is finalised.
Centrelink online account help - Update your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payment choices
To help avoid being overpaid or underpaid your Family Tax Benefit, it’s important to make sure your family income estimate is accurate and your payment choice is right for you.
What happens if you've overpaid a Centrelink debt
If you overpay your Centrelink debt we’ll refund the money to you or apply it to another debt.
National Redress Scheme payments and aged care assessments
If you’ve received a payment under the National Redress Scheme, you or your partner can disclose this as an exempt payment for your residential aged care means assessment.
Our payments affected by compensation
Some Centrelink payments are affected by compensation or similar payments from benefits or schemes.
Tell us about compensation
If you or your partner claim, get or stop getting compensation or similar payments, you need to tell us.