A guide to Australian Government payments

A quarterly publication that provides payment rate information for Centrelink and Medicare payments.

Download and read the 20 September 2025 edition:

More information on our payments

Read about who can get a payment, how to apply and how to manage it.

Carers

Payments for carers include:

Concession cards

Concession cards include:

Families

Payments for families include:

Farm support

Payments for farm support include:

Health payments

Health payments include:

Job seekers

Payments for job seekers include:

Natural disaster support payments

Natural disaster support payments include:

  • Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
  • Disaster Recovery Allowance
  • New Zealand Disaster Recovery Payment Disaster Recovery Allowance
  • New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance

Find out more about natural disaster support payments.

Older Australians

Payments for older Australians include:

People with disability

Payments for people with disability include:

Special circumstances

Special circumstances payments include:

Supplementary payments

Supplementary payments include:

Youth and students

Payments for students and Australian apprentices include:

Historical versions

Read the historical versions of the guide dating back to 2009.

Page last updated: 20 September 2025.
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