Most useful information for managing your money

1. Work
2. Managing your money

Scams and identity theft

Protect yourself against scams. Learn what to do if you’re the victim of a scam or identity theft, including if your details are exposed in a data breach.

1. Managing your money
2. Manage your money

Understanding loans and credit

There are things you should consider when borrowing money. We have information about different types of loans, credit and lenders to help you manage your money.

1. Active scams
2. Other Services Australia scams

Fake Services Australia social media profiles

Scammers are setting up fake social media profiles pretending to be us and other government agencies.

1. Active scams
2. Centrelink scams

Centrelink impersonation email scams

You might get an email claiming to be from Centrelink about urgently updating your details.

1. Active scams
2. Medicare scams

Medicare phishing scams

Scammers are pretending to be from Medicare.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Active scams

myGov scams

There are different types of myGov scams.

1. Managing your money
2. Centrelink debts and overpayments

Information about income apportionment

Before December 2020, we commonly used income apportionment to help us work out how much people should have been paid.

1. Information about Robodebt
2. Robodebt class action

New robodebt class action settlement

The Federal Court will consider late registrations for the new robodebt class action settlement. You have until 4 pm AEST Friday 15 May 2026 to submit.

1. Centrelink debts and overpayments
2. Information about income apportionment

Income Apportionment Resolution Scheme

If you have a debt which may be affected by income apportionment, you can apply for the Income Apportionment Resolution Scheme.

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.