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.

A fortnightly supplement if you give additional 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.

If the bushfires have affected you, we have payments and services to help.

Improvements to our online services can support you in rural and remote areas to claim Age Pension online.

Everybody’s situation is different. See if you can get a student payment when comparing your circumstances.

We close on Australia Day. This means your reporting and payment dates may be different.

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.