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.
How to apply to transfer to Age Pension
If you already get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension. This will be 13 weeks before you reach Age Pension age.
Work Bonus if you don’t work
If you don’t work you still accrue a bonus.
Centrelink online account help - Update your real estate details
Instructions on how to update your real estate details using your Centrelink online account.
Centrelink online account help - Update managed investments and superannuation details
Instructions on how to update your managed investments and superannuation details using your Centrelink online account.
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.
Work Bonus if you work
If you work, we’ll apply your Work Bonus balance to offset your Work Bonus eligible income. We’ll do this before we apply the income test.

Emergency and special payments at tax time
Some payments are taxable but won’t show on your Centrelink payment summary and won’t be pre-filled in your tax return.
If you need to attend an assessment
There are things you’ll need to do if you need to attend an Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).
International bank account form (AUS178)
Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.