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 July 2010) [Booklet, 32 pages, PDF: 312KB]
• Guide to Australian Government payments (effective 1 July 2010) [Booklet, 12 pages, RTF: 1,003KB]

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 factsheet - 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 factsheet - for Bereavement Allowance.
• CDEP payment rates factsheet - for Community Development Employment Projects.
• Disability & Carer payment rates factsheet - for Disability Support Pension, Sickness Allowance, Carer Payment, Carer Allowance and Mobility Allowance.
• Education payment rates factsheet - for Austudy, ABSTUDY, Pensioner Education Supplement and Assistance for Isolated Childrens Scheme.
• Newstart payment rates factsheet - for Newstart Allowance.
• Parenting payment rates factsheet - for Parenting Payment and Double Orphan Pension.
• Partner Allowance payment rates factsheet - for Partner Allowance.
• Remote Area Allowance payment rates factsheet - for Remote Area Allowance.
• Seniors payment rates factsheet - for Age Pension and Pension Bonus Scheme.
• Special Benefit payment rates factsheet - for Special Benefit.
• Youth payment rates factsheet - for Youth Allowance.
• Widow Allowance payment rates factsheet - for Widow Allowance.

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Previous versions

• 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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