Youth Allowance
Financial help if you’re 24 or younger and a student or Australian Apprentice, or 21 or younger and looking for work.
JobSeeker Payment
Financial help if you’re between 22 and Age Pension age and looking for work. It’s also for when you’re sick or injured and can’t do your usual work or study for a short time.
Parenting Payment
The main income support payment while you’re a young child’s main carer.
Rent Assistance
A regular extra payment we’ll automatically pay you if you pay rent and get certain payments from us.
Youth Allowance for job seekers
Financial help if you’re 21 or younger and looking for work. It’s also for when you can’t work while you’re sick or injured.
Income Bank
Helps you keep more of your Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY payment if you’re a student or an Australian Apprentice receiving an income.
Farm Household Allowance
A payment for farming families in financial hardship.
NSW East Coast Severe Weather and Flooding, May 2025 - AGDRP
A lump sum payment that was available to help people affected by New South Wales east coast severe weather and flooding that started in May 2025.
Economic Support Payment
These were extra payments paid as part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus. We’ve already paid most eligible people.
Electronic messaging
A service that lets you get important text messages or emails from us. You don’t need an online account for this.