Key Resources
The Australian Government provides some financial support to eligible people through Services Australia and Centrelink. Understanding which payments you may be eligible for helps you manage living costs and access support while settling in NSW.
Key payments
Find information about income support, crisis payments, rental assistance and payment requirements through Services Australia.
Services Australia payments
Search for Australian Government payments and services.
Crisis payments (Services Australia)
Read information about crisis payments, which is a one-off non-taxable payment if you have experienced an extreme circumstance and are in severe financial hardship.
Private rental assistance
Read information about private rental assistance available to you to help you maintain a tenancy.
Mutual Obligation Requirements (Services Australia)
Read information about the tasks and activities you need to do, to keep getting your government payment.
Information in your language (Services Australia)
Read information in your language about Services Australia payments and services and access free interpreter and translation services to help you.
Centrelink payments
Learn about Centrelink payments for families, work, education, health, disability and older people.
Watch a video about the JobSeeker payment and how to apply for it.
Read information about Australian Government payments and services to help with the cost of raising a child.
Read information about moving house, relationship changes and moving to Australia.
Read information about payments and services for people retiring or accessing aged care.
Read information about payments and services if you're unemployed, looking for work or can't work while you're sick or injured.
Read information about support and payments while you study, retrain or complete an apprenticeship.
Read information about accessing Medicare and some health services at low or no cost, help for people with disability or if you're caring for someone, and what to do when a loved one dies
Read information about the tasks and activities you need to do, to keep getting your government payment.
Help with Centrelink issues
Get help if you have a Centrelink debt, disagree with a decision or need legal advice.
Centrelink debts and overpayments (Services Australia)
Read information about how to avoid being overpaid or to manage owing money for a Centrelink debt.
Explanations and formal reviews of a Centrelink decision (Services Australia)
Read information about what you can do if you disagree or want more information about a decision Centrelink has made.
Welfare Rights Centre
Read information about the Welfare Rights Centre, which is a community legal centre specialising in social security and family assistance law.
Government support for people seeking asylum
Find information about financial and settlement support for people seeking asylum while their visa is being decided.
Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) payments
Read information about Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) payments to help with basic living costs while you are waiting to hear about your immigration status.
Immigration Status Resolution Support Service
Read information about this program that provides needs-based support to eligible non-citizens who are unable to support themselves and can demonstrate hardship.
Asylum seeker assistance and critical support during visa determination (Settlement Services International)
Read information about the Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS), which provides assistance to eligible asylum seekers, including financial support, accommodation, healthcare, employment and education.
Status Resolution Support Services (Life Without Barriers)
Read information about Life Without Barriers' SRSS program, which provides assistance to eligible asylum seekers, including financial support, accommodation, healthcare, employment and education.
Government support (SBS)
Read and listen to information about how government payments can support you.
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