Public holiday reporting and payment dates

Self service

You can use your Centrelink online account through myGov to:

• report your income
• view your reporting dates for the next 12 weeks
• change some of your appointments
• apply for an advance payment
• request a document.

You can also use our Express Plus mobile apps and phone self service.

You can still report your income to us, even when we’re closed. However, if you do this on a public holiday we’ll pay you after the public holiday.

You can view your reporting dates 12 weeks in advance online. You can do this in your Centrelink online account through myGov or the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

If you don’t have one, you can create a myGov account. You can still report your income to us, even when we’re closed.

Read more about self service.

Reporting and payment dates if you need to report

The dates you need to report to us change due to the public holidays.

If you report early during your assessment period you’ll need to include what you expect to be paid for your full period. You must also do this for any other changes that may affect your payment. If you make a mistake, you can correct your report within 14 days, or when you next report.

If you report after your assessment period, we’ll pay you after you report to us. You may want to do this so you can be sure of your employment income or changes to your circumstances.

To report you can use any of the following:

• your Centrelink online account through myGov
• Express Plus Centrelink mobile app
• phone self service.

You must report when you’re due, so we can pay you.

Reporting table for allowances

Reporting table for people who get any of the following allowances:

• JobSeeker Payment
• Youth Allowance
• Partner Allowance
• Widow Allowance
• Farm Household Allowance.

This table is also for people who get any of the following:

• Austudy
• Special Benefit
• Status Resolution Support Services Payment.

Reporting table for pensions

Reporting table for people who get any of the following pensions:

• Age Pension
• Disability Support Pension
• Double Orphan Pension.

This table is also for people who get any of the following:

• Parenting Payment
• Pensioner Education Supplement
• Assistance for Isolated Children
• ABSTUDY
• Carer Payment
• Carer Allowance
• a families payment.

Payment dates if you don’t need to report

If you don't need to report employment income, we'll pay you early.

We won't delay payments because of a public holiday, but we may pay you earlier than normal. An early payment is your normal payment, just paid early.

Where we pay an early payment, we pay as close to and before your normal payment day. You'll need to budget so this payment lasts until your next payment day.

Payment table for allowances

Early payment dates for people who get any of the following allowances:

• JobSeeker Payment
• Youth Allowance
• Partner Allowance
• Widow Allowance
• Farm Household Allowance.

This table is also for people who get any of the following:

• Austudy
• Special Benefit
• Status Resolution Support Services Payment.

Payment table for pensions

Early payment dates for people who get any of the following pensions:

• Age Pension
• Disability Support Pension
• Double Orphan Pension.

This table is also for people who get any of the following:

• Parenting Payment
• Pensioner Education Supplement
• Assistance for Isolated Children
• ABSTUDY
• Carer Payment
• Carer Allowance
• a families payment.