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Start or end group payment arrangement form (SS270)

Use this form to start or end your payment going to an organisation approved for group payment arrangements, such as an aged care home, hospital or hostel.

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

  1. Active scams
  2. Centrelink scams

Fake information about Centrelink payments

There are unofficial websites and social media accounts online sharing fake information about Centrelink payments that aren’t real or no longer available.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help guides

Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Advise non-lodgement of tax return

Instructions on how to tell us you or your partner don’t need to lodge a tax return for a previous financial year using the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

  1. Active scams
  2. Other Services Australia scams

Fake charities and No Interest Loans scams

Scammers are posing as charities and No Interest Loans providers, such as Good Shepherd or Salvation Army. They then try to steal from people who need financial support.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Manage where your payments are sent

Instructions on how to change where we pay you using your Centrelink online account.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help guides

Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Manage where your payments are sent

Instructions on how to change where we pay you using the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

  1. Centrelink payment summary
  2. What’s on it

Payments that don’t show on your payment summary

Your payment summary won’t show some taxable payments you get from us. But if you get any, you'll need to report them in your tax return.

  1. Centrelink debts and overpayments
  2. What happens when you’re overpaid

If you don’t take action to repay a Centrelink debt

Actions we may take if you haven’t started repaying your Centrelink debt.

  1. Active scams
  2. myGov scams

myGov text message link scams

If you get a text message from myGov with a link to click on, it‘s a scam.

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