Centrelink payments could be made sooner than expected, according to the government agency. A backlog of more than one million claims made to Services Australia is set to return to normal levels by the middle of the year following a mass recruitment drive. Figures have shown more than 500,000 Centrelink and Medicare claims have been … Read more
Payment and reporting dates over the Anzac Day public holiday are set to shift for Centrelink customers. The revised dates accommodate for branch closures affecting processing times and face-to-face appointments. Centrelink branches across Australia will be closing for the Anzac Day public holiday on Thursday, April 25. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now … Read more
Moss Vale mother-of-four Kylie Smith was feeding her four-week-old daughter at home when she noticed her baby was going “blue in the face”. She rushed her to the hospital, where little Laurah-Rose Geenen was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease and hypertension — a condition which, at the time, Smith had no idea about, nor what … Read more
Payment and reporting dates over the Easter long weekend are set to shift for Centrelink customers. The revised dates accommodate for branch closures affecting processing times and face-to-face appointments. Centrelink branches across Australia will be closing for the Good Friday public holiday on March 29 and the Easter Monday public holiday on April 1. Newsletters: … Read more
About 5 million Australians receiving Centrelink benefits are set to receive more money in their accounts when payments are indexed from Wednesday. Fortnightly boosts of between $14 and $30 will be available to customers depending on their personal situation and payments. Australians receiving rent assistance, JobSeeker, single parenting, and ABSTUDY payments, as well as people … Read more
A little-known Centrelink rule has shocked Australians, with a young mum going viral on social media for calling it her “Roman Empire” — a new slang term for something you can’t stop thinking about. Rachel March revealed that parents of twins do not qualify for the government’s Multiple Birth Allowance, as only triplets or higher … Read more
Commemorative editions of Medicare cards will be rolled out to mark 40 years of the health service. The special edition of the cards will be made available from February 1, marking the date the service began in 1984. People who get a new or replacement card between February 1 and December 31 will automatically be … Read more
A small design change is coming to Medicare cards in 2024 to celebrate the decades long success of the nation’s universal healthcare system. The commemorative design for Medicare’s 40th anniversary will be featured on all cards printed until the end of the year. “Medicare is turning 40. To celebrate, the Medicare card will have a … Read more
Almost one million Australians will see an increase to their welfare support payments with the start of a new calendar year. More than 936,000 people receiving youth, student or carer support will see a 6 per cent boost to their payments with indexation taking effect from January 1. The payments’ routine indexation happens annually in … Read more
Welfare recipients are in line for a $40-a-fortnight boost with parliament passing the increase, despite calls for the rise to be higher as the nation deals with a cost of living crisis. Australians with no children on JobSeeker can expect to get about $749 a fortnight, up from just over $693, under the changes from … Read more
