- Managing your money
- Scams and identity theft
How to protect against scams and identity theft
There are actions you can take to protect yourself from scams.
- Managing your money
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
What happens when you’re overpaid by Centrelink
Understand what happens when you’re overpaid and what you need to do if you have a debt.
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
- What happens when you’re overpaid
If you disagree or can’t repay a Centrelink debt
Find out what you can do if you disagree or can’t repay a Centrelink debt.
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
- What happens when you’re overpaid
If you don’t take action to repay a Centrelink debt
Actions we may take if you haven’t started repaying your Centrelink debt.
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
- What happens when you’re overpaid
If you need information about past Centrelink debts
You have a right to access your Centrelink debt history and the information we use to make decisions about debts.
- Managing your money
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
How to repay money you owe to Centrelink
You can repay money you owe for a Centrelink debt in full or set up a payment arrangement. We may also recover money in other ways.
- Managing your money
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
Compliance program
Our compliance program helps protect Australia’s welfare system. It helps our customers avoid getting a debt or committing fraud.
- Compliance program
- Information about Robodebt
Robodebt class action
Information about the robodebt class action, also known as the Income Compliance class action.
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
- How to repay money you owe to Centrelink
Repaying money you owe if you get a payment from us
How you repay money you owe if you get a payment from us.
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
- How to repay money you owe to Centrelink
Repaying money you owe if you no longer get a payment from us
How you repay money you owe if you no longer get a payment from us.