Most useful information for managing your money

1. Active scams
2. Centrelink scams

Fake information about Centrelink payments

There are unofficial websites and social media accounts online sharing information about Centrelink payments that isn’t real.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Protecting your personal information after a data breach

How you can protect your personal information after a data breach

Make sure your myGov, Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support accounts are protected if you’re affected by a data breach.

Advance payment

You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.

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.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Active scams

Centrelink scams

There are different types of Centrelink scams.

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

Centrelink online account help - Manage your advance payments

Instructions on how to repay or adjust your advance payments using your Centrelink online account.

1. Managing your money
2. Scams and identity theft

Active scams

We share information about active scams that target our customers.

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Active scams

myGov scams

There are different types of myGov scams.

1. Centrelink self service
2. Centrelink payment summary

How to get your Centrelink payment summary

You can use a self service option to get your payment summary.