Leaving Australia can affect your payment or concession card. This depends on the payment or concession card you get and how long you are going for.
Some payments or concession cards will stop as soon as you leave Australia.
Some other payments or concession cards will continue for a period of time before they stop or reduce.
They will usually start again upon your return.
If you need to report your income, you should do this on the last business day before you leave.
It’s important to tell us if your circumstances change when you’re overseas, like you would in Australia.
Read more about what to tell us before you leave Australia. This includes if you need to tell us about your travel plans and how you can do this easily using your Centrelink online account, through myGov.