Most viewed payments for child health and safety

1. Top payments
2. Grandparent, Foster and Kinship Carer Advisers

How Grandparent Advisers can help

Grandparent, Foster and Kinship Carer Advisers can help you and your family while you adjust to your change in circumstances.

1. Medicare
2. What's covered

Who's covered by Medicare

Support for families, children, Indigenous Australians, and people living in remote areas.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Representative authority form (CS3042)

Use this form to authorise another person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf about your child support case.

1. What's covered
2. Who's covered by Medicare

Children's health care covered by Medicare

We cover some or all of your child’s health care costs.

1. How to apply
2. Applying during temporary financial hardship

Supporting documents for Additional Child Care Subsidy Temporary Financial Hardship

When you apply for Additional Child Care Subsidy Temporary Financial Hardship, you need to provide documents to support your application.

1. Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
2. Who can get it

Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if a child comes into your care

If a child comes into your care, for example, through foster care, you may be eligible for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.

1. Social work services
2. How we help

Social work services for your mental health

We can help you access mental health support services in certain circumstances.

1. Queensland Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, March 2025
2. Disaster Recovery Allowance

What the Qld Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Mar 2025 - Disaster Recovery Allowance is

Disaster Recovery Allowance is a short term payment to help you if Queensland Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, in March 2025 directly affects your income.

1. New South Wales
2. New South Wales Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, March 2025

NSW Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Mar 2025 - Disaster Recovery Allowance

Support if you’ve lost income as a direct result of New South Wales Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred that started in March 2025.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

International bank account form (AUS178)

Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.