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Have just seen this posted on Facebook which is promising ‘Thank you for your enquiry. If, as at 2 November 2026, you are awaiting your Fixed Payment and your status is payment pending, you can expect to be paid by 5pm Thursday 12 November 2026’ submitted by /u/parramatters24 [link] [comments]
as the title says, i finish high school this month and ive applied early offer for a uni that starts feb 2027. im jobless and ive been on YA since may. i'm currently trying to save up to move 1 hr away for the uni, however, as YA is my only income, is there a way i can keep getting my payments after i graduate? or do i move to jobseeker? althoug
Hi! I've just moved out of home and am on youth allowance. Wanting to update this in Centrelink so I can get the out of home rate. Can't find anywhere to do this on the website and my calls have been declined. Anyone know? submitted by /u/Electronic_spare3774 [link] [comments]
Hello! Has anyone here been approved for redress with a fairly short application and no supporting evidence? I gave the time period, location, who was involved and a description of what happened, but didn’t go into pages and pages of detail. I was never asked for any additional information or sent a S24 request. My outcome is being prepared for d
Hi everyone, I desperately need my parenting payment single. It’s only just been approved after months of waiting. I am due to go overseas for my brothers wedding next month. Will that affect or cancel my payments? What are my options, am I entitled to it again when I get back? Thanks for your advice. I’m barely surviving. submitted by
So this is my first time on Jobseeker and I had thought I'd done all the things! I had my first payment appear and was scheduled to be paid on Thursday the 29th of October. I didn't receive anything on the Thursday but the payment was still there in the list so I thought that's fine, maybe it takes some time to come through. I check Friday, no mone
I’m trying to understand what emergency/ end of life financial assistance I am able to access for someone who is living with chronic illness, disability, financial hardship. They are in hospital, but still have rent, and other expenses to cover. submitted by /u/Perfect_Lychee_6696 [link] [comments]
I've booked two at around 8-9 am over the past month and neither of them have had anybody show up in the chatroom Can I still go in person? submitted by /u/idealaspirin [link] [comments]
Hi Reddit, just a quick question I’m hoping someone can offer some insight on. I’ve just started jobseeker. I got my first payment last week, it was halved because of the mandatory waiting period. Don’t get me wrong I’m happy I got anything but it was my first pay since the 2nd of October so it went quickly and now I’m waiting on my first full paym
Hi, need advice. Centrelink for some unknown reason sent my FTB part B into an old closed for 16 years bank account. I noticed before they transferred and managed to call and speak to someone who said ‘ooh can’t see why it’s set up to go there’ and supposedly changed it. But nope, over 3 grand has vanished into who knows where. At great difficult
Hi all, I am currently on maternity leave and receiving FTB, i am travelling overseas for 2.5 weeks with my baby and partner in 2 weeks time. Do I still need to report my travel to Centrelink? Will my payments stop? submitted by /u/Canyounot1123 [link] [comments]
Hey, I need to travel internationally for an important medical procedure, however every time I try to submit travel details I am told "You can find the latest contact details for International Services at http://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/international-services You will need to call us before you leave Australia to
Hi, I work part-time and receive partial carer payment/allowance depending on my income. Am I eligible for PPL, I meet the work/income test but am unsure if I can receive carer payment and PPL together. submitted by /u/ForeignAdvisor5113 [link] [comments]
i was sent a letter from centrelink on the 23rd of october saying my payments will end on the nineteenth of this month, I’m unsure what to do/if i’m eligible to go on job seeker or if they’ll pay me for my next course which starts in february next year? for context i’m 18 and live alone so i’m kind of new to centrelink and don’t know many people ir
Just before I went on a cruise I went in to enquire about if there was anything I could do about reporting due to not having internet on the cruise I was on. It never left domestic waters, it was a 6 day cruise up to Cairns and back to Brisbane. It got to the Saturday, I logged in to report and it came up my payment has been cancelled and upon gett
I’m first yr nursing student who has their upcoming placement later this month n am getting paid for it so would I need to report that income? submitted by /u/According-Term-1531 [link] [comments]
Hi all, My 80-year-old aunt entered aged care due to dementia, leaving behind a NSW farm that needed to be sold to cover her fees. However, the sale was held up by a boundary adjustment that took six months to process through NSW Land Registry Services due to surveying irregularities. Our real estate agent refused to list the property, advising t
For those who are lucky enough to have been paid or changed to “batch pending review”, what date did you verify ID and bank details? Working to determine if it is really being paid in chronological order, and what date we are at! submitted by /u/Subject-Reindeer-416 [link] [comments]
Hi. Just wondering about carer payments/allowance. I have to start caring full time for my grandmother as she refuses to move into an age care facility. Carer payment/allowance was mentioned to me and I should apply. Does anyone here currently receive it to maybe give me an insight on it? And roughly how much does it pay for payment and allowance?
what documents do i need to submit changes to my bank balance? and are there issues if the balance was $2000 more than the last time i updated it? (forgot to make changes to this) thanks submitted by /u/fuck_redd-its_trash [link] [comments]
I am on youth allowance and get a few hundred in interest every month, do I have to report this as an income when? submitted by /u/sammyppppppp [link] [comments]
Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone here might be able to share their experience or help me understand how Family Tax Benefit lump-sum payments are calculated. My husband and I have one daughter, who was under 5 throughout the 2025–2026 financial year. Our combined taxable income was around $58,119: Husband: $53,381 Me: $4,738 We didn’t receive
Do you have to report monies to Centrelink that came from you selling some of your stuff on ebay or marketplace. I am looking to do a big clean out from my former life and have alot of stuff. submitted by /u/CarpenterOk411 [link] [comments]
This is the first time I’ve forgotten to report in years. It was only half an hour late, and my payment date hadn’t changed in the app yet when I did it (which it always has before when I’ve been late), though my payment date does always say the Monday even though I get paid Sunday. Normally I wouldn’t really care, shit happens, and I can transfe
Just got a text telling me that my MyGov account is about to be permanently suspended due to incomplete verification. Now i'm a good 99.99999999 percent sure it's just a phishing attempt, the only reason i'm a tiny but curious is that i literally got the text 2 minutes after exiting the MyGov site. Anyone else got this message? submitted by