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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
  • 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
  • Declaring your same-sex relationship to Centrelink
  • Disability Support Pension
  • Earn or learn
  • Family Tax Benefit
  • Family Tax Benefit and estimating your income
  • Freedom of Information - how to request a copy of your file from Centrelink
  • Member of a couple or single?
  • Newly arrived residents and Social Security
  • Newstart Allowance
  • Parenting Payment
  • Participation arilures and penalties
  • Penalties for non-compliance
  • Prosecution of Social Security offences
  • Sickness Allowance
  • Social Security payments for New Zealand citizens living in Australia
  • Waiting periods - why can't I get paid now?
  • Your Social Security rights
  • Youth Allowance - am I independent?
Fact sheet translations

The following factsheets are available in translation from here:

  • 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
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.

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.
Complaining is OK
Complaining is OK PDF (298.78kb)
Job Capacity Assessments
Job Capacity Assessments PDF (310.19kb)
Stream 1 - What to expect
Stream 1 - What to expect PDF (299.67kb)
Stream 2 - What to expect
Stream 2 - What to expect PDF (298.31kb)
Stream 3 - What to expect
Stream 3 - What to expect PDF (298.48kb)
Stream 4 - What to expect
Stream 4 - What to expect PDF (298.67kb)