Payment Rates & Information

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

Where are the payment rates now?

The Centrelink website has been updated to include more information about various payments. All payments are listed under the Individuals section of the site according to their topic area.

All information has been grouped together on the one page. For example, the Newstart Allowance page 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 page. This means you get more information about everything to do with that payment in one 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, and links to other useful information such as income and assets tests, online publications and how to contact us.

How do I find my payment rate?

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

Go to Individuals, pick a topic, look for the handy payment icon and choose a payment.
Download the current Guide to Australian Government Payments Booklet.
Go to Quick Links, pick a payment or allowance, and select Go.
If you know the name of a payment, click on Search, type in the payment name and hit return.
Use the A-Z list of all pages on the website.

Did you find what you were looking for? You can also try the A-Z list, quick links, search, site help or send us feedback on how to make this a better website.

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