Preclusion periods for Centrelink compensation recovery
If you get lump sum compensation, you won’t be able to get income support payments for a certain time. It may also affect other payments or cards you get from us.
Paying bills using Centrepay
You can use the Centrepay bill paying service to pay any business registered to accept Centrepay as a payment method.
If you disagree or can’t repay a Centrelink debt
Find out what you can do if you disagree or can’t repay a Centrelink debt.
Information about income apportionment
Before December 2020, we commonly used income apportionment to help us work out how much people should have been paid.
Robodebt class action settlement
The first robodebt class action settlement was approved in June 2021. Settlement payments were made in September 2022.
Choosing to rent or buy goods
Find out about your options to rent or buy the goods you need.
Medicare phishing scams
Scammers are pretending to be from Medicare.
Centrelink online account help - Update your family income estimate
Make sure your family income estimate is accurate to help you to avoid being overpaid or underpaid.
Centrelink impersonation email scams
You might get an email claiming to be from Centrelink about urgently updating your details.
Our payments affected by compensation
Some Centrelink payments are affected by compensation or similar payments from benefits or schemes.