Top payments for managing your money

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Advance payment

You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.

  1. Managing your money
  2. Top payments

Centrepay

A voluntary bill paying service which is free for Centrelink customers. You can use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment.

  1. Non-medical rules
  2. Residence rules

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

  1. Managing your money
  2. Most useful information

Income support payment

An income support payment is a regular payment that helps you with living costs.

  1. Managing your money
  2. Centrelink debts and overpayments

What happens when you’re overpaid by Centrelink

Understand what happens when you’re overpaid and what you need to do if you have a debt.

  1. Active scams
  2. Centrelink scams

Fake information about bonus Centrelink payments

There are unofficial websites and social media accounts online.

  1. Top payments
  2. Early release of superannuation

How to apply to release your superannuation early

The way you apply for early access to your super depends on the reason you need it.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Manage your advance payments

Instructions on how to repay or adjust your advance payments using your Centrelink online account.

  1. Growing up
  2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)

Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Apply for an advance payment

Instructions to apply for an advance payment using your Centrelink online account.

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