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.
Robodebt refunds
People who paid money back towards an eligible robodebt got a refund of their repayments.
Information about income apportionment
Before December 2020, we commonly used income apportionment to help us work out how much people should have been paid.
How we recover debts at tax time
Sometimes we’ll use your tax refund to reduce the amount you owe us, even if you have a repayment arrangement in place.
Bank interest income reviews for the compliance program
We check your bank account information is up to date. We do this to check we paid you the right payment and amount in the past.
Business income reviews for the compliance program
We check the business income you reported was correct and if we paid you the right payment and amount in the past.
Reviews for compliance program
There are different reviews we have as part of our compliance program.
Addressing income apportionment
We’re working on next steps to resolve the historical use of income apportionment.
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.
Report a Services Australia or myGov scam
You can report scams impersonating Services Australia and myGov, including Centrelink, Medicare or Child Support.