Most useful information for managing your money

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.

Using your BasicsCard and where to use it

You can use your BasicsCard in person at approved stores and businesses across Australia.

1. Active scams
2. myGov scams

myGov phishing email scams

There are different ways scammers try to trick you, including pretending to be from myGov.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Active scams

Medicare scams

There are different types of Medicare scams.

1. Active scams
2. Medicare scams

Medicare phishing scams

Scammers are pretending to be from Medicare.

1. Top payments
2. Centrepay

What Centrepay is

Centrepay is a voluntary service which is free for Centrelink customers. You can use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment.

1. Information about Robodebt
2. Robodebt class action

Robodebt class action settlement

The first robodebt class action settlement was approved in June 2021. Settlement payments were made in September 2022.

1. Centrelink debts and overpayments
2. How to repay money you owe to Centrelink

If you’re ready to start repaying money you owe

How to start repaying the money you owe.

1. Managing your money
2. Scams and identity theft

Avoid and report scams

There are things you can do to protect yourself from scams and identity theft. You can report Services Australia scams to us to help protect others.

1. Active scams
2. Other Services Australia scams

Fake digital document signing scams

Scammers are contacting people and asking them to digitally sign a fake document that’s been created to steal personal information.