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Fact Sheets
1. Factsheets on Centrelink and how to deal with it.
2. Factsheets on Employment Services and how to deal with them.
Centrelink payments factsheets - from the National Welfare Rights Network
The following factsheets can be downloaded from here:
- ABSTUDY
- Activity Test and Participation Requirements
- Age Pension
- Appeals - how to appeal against a Centrelink decision
- Carer Payment and Carer Allowance for people caring for adults
- Carer Payment and Carer Allowance for people caring for children
- Compensation and its effect on Social Security
- Compensation, negligence and Act of Grace claims
- Crisis Payment
- Debts - what to do if you have a Social Security debt
- Disability Support Pension medical appeals
- Domestic Violence and Centrelink Payments
- Early Withdrawal of Super
- Family Tax Benefit
- Ill, Injured or have a disability - your social security rights
- Income Management
- Leaving Work? The next steps
- Member of a couple or single?
- Newly arrived residents and Social Security
- Newstart Allowance
- Parenting Payment
- Penalties
- Prosecution of Social Security offences
- Shared care and Family Tax Benefit
- Sickness Allowance
- Social Security payments for New Zealand citizens living in Australia
- Waiting periods - why can't I get paid now?
- Your rights when dealing with your provider
- Youth Allowance - am I independent?
Fact sheet translations
The following factsheets are available in translation from here (Not available at this time):
- Appeals - how to appeal against a Centrelink decision
- Arabic
- Mandarin
- Vietnamese
- Your Social Security rights
- Arabic
- Mandarin
- Vietnamese
- Member of a couple or single?
- Arabic
- Mandarin
- Vietnamese
Reporting Your Income to Centrelink
This Fact Sheet details what income is according to Centrelink and how you should be reporting your income to them if you are on a payment. It answers the common questions that Welfare Rights Centre is asked.
Indefinite Portability of Pensions and Former Residents
This Fact Sheet is for people who want to live overseas and receive a social security pension.
Income Maintenance Periods Fact Sheet
This fact sheet contains important information for anyone made redundant who has received a payout.
- Click on the title to download a pdf copy.
- If you require the factsheet in another format, please contact the Welfare Rights Centre.
Income Management Fact Sheets
- Click on the title to download a pdf copy.
- If you require the factsheet in another format, please contact the Welfare Rights Centre.
Youth Allowance and Austudy - the Effect of Previous Study
- This fact sheet provides information for people considering further study.
- Centrelink has specific rules for people who have already completed or begun tertiary study.
- Click on the title to download a pdf copy.
Employment Services factsheets - Welfare Rights Centre
- Click on the title to download a pdf copy.
- If you require the factsheet in another format, please contact the Welfare Rights Centre.
