Top payments for managing your money

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

1. Top payments
2. Low Income Health Care Card

How to claim a Low Income Health Care Card

Complete the following steps to claim a Low Income Health Care Card. Before you start, check if you can get it.

Check your Income Management and BasicsCard balance

You can check the balance of your Income Management account and BasicsCard many ways.

1. Looking for work
2. Most useful information

Business details form (MOD F)

Use this form to let us know about you or your partner's involvement in a business.

1. Managing your money
2. Scams and identity theft

Active scams

We share information about active scams that target our customers.

1. Centrelink self service
2. Centrelink payment summary

How to get your Centrelink payment summary

You can use a self service option to get your payment summary.

Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim

When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.

1. Centrelink debts and overpayments
2. Information about income apportionment

Addressing income apportionment

Learn more about the steps we’re taking to resolve the use of income apportionment and when debt activities will restart.

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

Centrelink online account help - Travelling outside of Australia

Instructions on how to tell us about your overseas travel using your Centrelink online account.

1. How to keep your payment
2. Travel outside Australia

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.