Getting a SmartCard for enhanced Income Management in Victoria
You can access your enhanced Income Management account with a SmartCard.
Use Income Management and BasicsCard for the School Meals Program in the Northern Territory
You can use your income managed money to pay for a healthy meal at school for your child in most Northern Territory communities.
About Income Management and BasicsCard
Income Management is where we split your Centrelink payment for you before you get it. Some goes to your Income Management account and the rest goes into your normal bank account.
Using your BasicsCard and where to use it
You can use your BasicsCard in person at approved stores and businesses across Australia.
Exclusions from enhanced Income Management
You may get an exclusion from enhanced Income Management if you are a vulnerable young person.
Your rights for Centrepay
As a Centrepay customer, you have rights when dealing with businesses.
Centrepay complaints and feedback
Find out how you can make a complaint or give feedback about Centrepay.
Our payments affected by compensation
Some Centrelink payments are affected by compensation or similar payments from benefits or schemes.
Your obligation to claim compensation
You must try to claim any compensation you could get. If you don’t, it could affect your Centrelink payments.
Tell us about compensation
If you or your partner claim, get or stop getting compensation or similar payments, you need to tell us.