Most useful information for housing

1. Rent Assistance
2. Who can get it

Rent types for Rent Assistance

Rent is an amount you pay to live in accommodation someone else owns. There are different types of rent that apply if you get Rent Assistance.

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

Unscheduled reporting

If your employment income changes, you need to tell us within 14 days. We call this unscheduled reporting, as it can happen any time.

1. Social work services
2. How to contact a social worker

Privacy using social work services

We respect your right to privacy.

Privacy Notice for Automated Income Stream Reviews

Each year we review certain types of income streams using data matching.

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Jan 2026

More support for people affected by Victoria Bushfires, January 2026

If you’ve been affected by this disaster we have Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) to help you.

1. Centrepay
2. How to manage it

Changes to your Centrelink payments can affect your Centrepay deductions

If your Centrelink payment changes it may affect your Centrepay deductions.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Cancel Nominee Arrangement form (SS532)

Use this form to tell us that you, as an authorised person or organisation, want to cancel a nominee arrangement.

1. Telephone Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Change of circumstances when you get Telephone Allowance

We need to know about changes that could reduce or stop your Telephone Allowance payment.

1. ABSTUDY Living Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

ABSTUDY Living Allowance residential costs option

An option for students to help pay residential costs while living away from home to study.

1. New South Wales East Coast Severe Weather and Flooding, May 2025
2. Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

How much NSW East Coast Severe Weather and Flooding, May 2025 - AGDRP you can get

Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment is a lump sum payment.