Guide to Australian Government payments

The Guide to Australian Government payments gives details of the payment rates and eligibility criteria for all payments made by Centrelink and the Family Assistance Office. The product is updated quarterly to reflect any changes in payment rates during this time.

Current version

• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2012) [Booklet, 36 pages, PDF: 968KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2012) [Booklet, 74 pages, RTF: 938KB]

Note: This booklet is a guide only and personal circumstances can affect your payment rate.

Payment rates factsheet for individual payments

For information on a specific payment, please select one of the following:

• Family Assistance Office Guide to payments - for all Family Assistance Office payments, including Family Tax Benefit Part A, Family Tax Benefit Part B and Child Care Benefit.
• Bereavement Allowance payment rates - for Bereavement Allowance.
• CDEP payment rates - for Community Development Employment Projects.
• Disability & Carer payment rates - for Disability Support Pension, Sickness Allowance, Carer Payment, Carer Allowance and Mobility Allowance.
• Education payment rates - for Austudy, ABSTUDY, Pensioner Education Supplement and Assistance for Isolated Childrens Scheme.
• Newstart payment rates - for Newstart Allowance.
• Parenting payment rates - for Parenting Payment and Double Orphan Pension.
• Partner Allowance payment rates - for Partner Allowance.
• Remote Area Allowance payment rates - for Remote Area Allowance.
• Seniors payment rates - for Age Pension and Pension Bonus Scheme.
• Special Benefit payment rates - for Special Benefit.
• Youth payment rates - for Youth Allowance.
• Widow Allowance payment rates - for Widow Allowance.

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Previous versions

• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2011) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 437KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2011) [Booklet, 63 pages, RTF: 958 KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2011) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 476KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2011) [Booklet, 76 pages, RTF: 961 KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2011) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 420KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2011) [Booklet, 76 pages, RTF: 979KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2011) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 426KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2011) [Booklet, 76 pages, RTF: 939KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2010) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 313KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2010) [Booklet, 72 pages, RTF: 949KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2010) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 312KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2010) [Booklet, 57 pages, RTF: 1,003KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2010) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 272KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2010) [Booklet, 58 pages, RTF: 932KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2010) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 278KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2010) [Booklet, 60 pages, RTF: 1033KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2009) [Booklet, 28 pages, PDF: 291KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2009) [Booklet, 51 pages, RTF: 613KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2009) [Booklet, 24 pages, PDF: 258KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2009) [Booklet, 54 pages, RTF: 553KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2009) [Booklet, 24 pages, PDF: 279KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2009) [Booklet, 34 pages, RTF: 474KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2009) [Booklet, 24 pages, PDF: 279KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2009) [Booklet, 44 pages, RTF: 431KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2008) [Booklet, 24 pages, PDF: 537KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2008) [Booklet, 44 pages, RTF: 453KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2008) [Booklet, 24 pages, PDF: 254KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2008) [Booklet, 56 pages, RTF: 541KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2008) [Booklet , 24 pages, PDF: 256KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2008) [Booklet , 61 pages, RTF: 506KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2008) [Booklet , 24 pages, PDF: 253KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2008) [Booklet , 61 pages, RTF: 575KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2007) [Booklet, 24 pages, PDF: 258KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 September 2007) [Booklet , 57 pages, RTF: 531KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2007) [Booklet , 24 pages, PDF: 258KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2007) [Booklet , 52 pages, RTF: 484KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2007) [Booklet , 24 pages, PDF: 251KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 20 March 2007) [Booklet , 53 pages, RTF: 489KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2007) [Booklet , 27 pages, PDF: 256KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 January 2007) [Booklet , 59 pages, RTF: 398KB]

You can find more historical rates on the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website.

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