Get free help with your tax return
If you’re eligible, the ATO has a free program to help you prepare and lodge your 2025-26 tax return.
Check your information is pre-filled in ATO myTax before you lodge
Most Centrelink payment information should now be pre-filled in your Australian Taxation Office (ATO) tax return.
Disaster Recovery Allowance for Victoria Bushfires, January 2026 is closing soon
If you were affected by the bushfires in Victoria, claims are open until 21 July 2026 for Disaster Recovery Allowance.
Bulk billing and hospital consent from 1 July 2026
You’ll be asked to give your consent when you’re bulk billed for a GP visit or getting care in hospital.
Reporting the same income more than once could affect your payment
Duplicated employment income is when the same income from your job is counted more than once in a Centrelink payment period.
Nationwide AusAlert mobile phone test – 27 July 2026
AusAlert will send a nationwide test alert to compatible mobile devices at 2 pm AEST on Monday 27 July 2026.
It’s important you trust the person or organisation acting for you
Before you approve someone to act for you with Centrelink, Medicare or Child Support, consider if you trust them with your personal details.
Set up a debt repayment plan before you do your tax return
If you have a Centrelink debt and aren’t getting a payment from us, we may use your tax refund to repay it.
Most 2025-26 Centrelink payment summaries should be ready in mid-July
You don’t need your Centrelink payment summary to lodge your tax return. These details should pre-fill in the ATO’s myTax lodgement service.
Annual Carer Supplement payments for carers start 3 July 2026
We’ll pay eligible carers the Carer Supplement between 3 July and 1 August 2026.