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JobSeeker Payment is replacing Newstart Allowance in March 2020

23 December 2020

People who get Newstart Allowance don’t need to do anything, they’ll automatically transfer to JobSeeker Payment.

Disability Support Pension (DSP) pre-claim guide released

21 February 2020

Our online guide helps people understand the rules for DSP.

We are now Services Australia

31 January 2020

On 1 February 2020 we became Services Australia.

Changes to jobactive for newly arrived refugees

2 January 2020

From 1 January 2020, we won’t refer newly arrived refugees to jobactive until they’ve been in Australia for 12 months.

Sickness Allowance is stopping

10 December 2019

From 20 March 2020, there will no longer be any claims for Sickness Allowance.

Disability Support Pension (DSP) pre-claim guide trial

2 December 2019

Our online guide will help people understand the rules for DSP.

Get the latest guide to Australian Government payments

1 January 2019

You can get it online, but if you’d like to keep getting a hard copy you need to tell us.

Payment and Service Finder is now available in another language

8 November 2018

Use it to help people in your community who read Chinese Simplified.

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