Centrelink Assistance

As many of you would know by now, the government is releasing a number of financial packages to help out in this time of need.

If you’re currently on a payment from Centrelink, YOU DON’T NEED TO DO ANYTHING to receive the COVID-19 bonus payments.  A factsheet on when payments will be made etc can be downloaded from here:

https://www.ownqld.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Centrelink-Payments-current-recipients.pdf

 

For those who are not currently on Centrelink but find themselves unemployed and in need of income support the factsheet below has useful information about how to request a Centrelink payment, though you will need a computer to access the MyGov website to set yourself up:

https://www.ownqld.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Covid19_Payments_non_FA.pdf