Payment rates and information

Centrelink manages the payments for 9 Australian Government departments. The guide below is an introduction on how to find payment rate information on this website.

Payment rates

The Centrelink website has been updated to include more information about various payments. All payments are listed in the payments index of the website.

All information has been grouped together on the 1 page. For example, the Newstart Allowance section has information and links to everything related to that payment. This way we can link all of the Newstart Allowance information on the site to that section. This means you get more information about everything to do with that payment in 1 area.

There are also a number of main headings on each page to help direct you through a payment. All pages are set out in order, so they will briefly outline:

• what you need to do to be eligible for a payment
• how to apply
• what information you need to send to Centrelink
• the payment rates
• links to other useful information such as income and assets tests, online publications and how to contact us.

How to find a payment rate

There are a number of ways to find a payment rate:

• view the payments index and choose a payment
• refer to the current Guide to Australian Government payments booklet
• if you know the name of a payment use search
• use the site A to Z which lists pages on the website.