Most useful information for managing your money

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Income support payment

An income support payment is a regular payment that helps you with living costs.

Overdrawn bank account

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

1. Centrepay
2. How to use it

Centrepay goods and services

If you get an eligible Centrelink payment, you can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.

1. Managing your money
2. Centrelink debts and overpayments

How to avoid an overpayment

What you should do to avoid being overpaid your Centrelink payment and what we do to help.

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. Top payments
2. Centrepay

How to manage Centrepay

You can choose to manage Centrepay yourself or ask someone to help you.

1. Scams and identity theft
2. Avoid and report scams

How scams work

A scam is a trick to steal your money or personal information. Scams target everyone and anyone can become a victim.

Employment income

This is pay you get for work you've done for an employer.

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

Centrelink online account help - Apply for an advance payment

Instructions to apply for an advance payment using your Centrelink online account.