Assistance for farmers
A range of Australian Government payments, rebates and services are available to support farmers and rural small businesses. This assistance can help you with certain business costs, as well as the costs involved with looking after your family while you work.
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Access to Australian Government services
We have over 580 Agents and Access Points offering a broad range of government services in rural, regional and remote communities. You can access Centrelink services, Medicare telephone claiming facilities and other government information. You can also use our computer, phone, fax and photocopier for your government and job-seeking needs.
Find your nearest Agent and Access Point
Our Mobile Service Centres travel to rural and regional communities with information and access to government services.
Find out where the Mobile Service Centres will be next.
Transitional Farm Family Payment
The Transitional Farm Family Payment assists farm families who are experiencing financial difficulty to manage the impacts of climate variability and market fluctuations regardless of location. Income support is paid fortnightly to low-income farm families to assist with basic household needs and improve long term financial security for a period of up to 12 months.
Assistance with shipping costs
There are Australian Government rebates available to help with certain shipping costs. The Tasmanian Wheat Freight Scheme provides assistance to shippers of bulk wheat transported by sea from the Australian mainland to Tasmania. The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme helps reduce the freight costs imposed by Bass Strait. It helps shippers transport goods by sea between Tasmania and the Australian mainland, and between the main island of Tasmania and King Island and the Furneaux Group.
LPG Vehicle Scheme
The LPG Vehicle Scheme provides grants to people who want to convert their registered motor vehicle to LPG, or purchase a new vehicle fitted with LPG before its first registration.
Assistance for parents with children
The Paid Parental Leave scheme provides financial support to working parents. If your children were born or adopted on or after 1 January 2011, you may be eligible for Parental Leave Pay. If you have a baby or adopt a child on or after 1 January 2013, you or your partner could be eligible for Dad and Partner Pay.
For more options, read Raising children payments.