Demerits and suspensions for not meeting mutual obligation requirements
Job seekers could get demerits, suspensions and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- myGov online help guides
myGov help - Link Child Support to myGov if you have a Child Support Reference Number
Instructions on how to link Child Support to your myGov account if you have a Child Support Reference Number (CSRN).
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Update your study details
Instructions on how to update your study details for Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY, Tertiary Access Payment and Pensioner Education Supplement using your Centrelink online account.
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- Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help guides
Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Set up app
Instructions on how to sign in and set up the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.
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- How to get more information from us
Explanations and formal reviews
Find out what you can do if you want more information or disagree with a decision we've made.
- Top payments
- Family Tax Benefit
What can affect your Family Tax Benefit
The amount of Family Tax Benefit you get will depend on your family income and circumstances.
Working Credit
Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.
- Top payments
- Parenting Payment
When you’ll get your first Parenting Payment
You’ll generally get your first Parenting Payment within two weeks of your claim outcome if approved. Sometimes waiting periods may apply.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
What happens if you change how you transfer child support while you get FTB Part A
If you change how you collect child support, it could impact your FTB Part A. It could also impact our ability to recover underpayments of child support.