Rural and remote Australians

A payment for farming families in financial hardship.

The main income support payment for people who have reached Age Pension age.

The main income support payment while you’re unemployed and looking for work.

An additional fortnightly payment if you give daily care to someone who has a disability, serious illness, or is frail aged.

Financial help if you’re 24 or younger and a student or Australian Apprentice, or 21 or younger and looking for work.

A group of payments for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students or apprentices.

There are payments and services available to support you if you live in a rural or remote area of Australia.

Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.

We support people affected by family and domestic violence by providing information, resources and referrals.

There’s information, payments and services available if you’re between 15 and 24 and becoming independent from your parents or carer.

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

Information to help you choose your next adventure if you’re about to or have just finished school.

To help give you a better website experience we’ve refreshed our design.

If you were getting an eligible payment on 2 April 2019, we’ll pay you an Energy Assistance Payment by 30 June 2019.

Changes to the Pension Loans Scheme will impact new and existing participants. More people will be able to access it.

The Work Bonus is increasing. We’ll also apply it to self-employment income from active participation.

Watch our new Farm Household Allowance videos to see how we can help you and your farm.

We support people affected by family and domestic violence by providing information, resources and referrals.