Most useful information for managing your money

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Active scams

Medicare scams

There are different types of Medicare scams.

1. Top payments
2. Centrelink Compensation Recovery

How compensation affects payments

Compensation can affect your Centrelink payments. Some similar types of payments can affect you too.

Get a new BasicsCard for Income Management if it’s lost stolen or damaged

You can get a new BasicsCard if yours is lost, stolen, damaged or expiring soon.

Check your Income Management and BasicsCard balance

You can check the balance of your Income Management account and BasicsCard many ways.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Centrepay deduction authority form (SA501)

Use the Centrepay deduction authority form when you want to set up a deduction authority with a business.

1. Managing your money
2. Scams and identity theft

Help if a scam or identity theft has affected you

There’s support available if you’ve been affected by a scam or identity theft.

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

Centrelink online account help - Add a new Centrepay deduction

How to use your Centrelink online account to add a new Centrepay deduction.

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. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)

Use this form to claim a special employment advance.

1. Early release of superannuation
2. Who can access their super early

Financial impact

Getting your super early may affect other payments you get or tax you pay. You may also need to pay a fee to your super fund.