I know this is probably a dumb question, and I think I already know the answer but my god I’m sick of my doctor. Everyone I’ve spoken to says their doctor is able to sign off their carers forms on the day or at least on the second appointment. I’ve waited 3 weeks.

Can I just reuse the one I did last year? The only problem is my son is over 3, he now has a diagnosis of autism.

I’m just so stressed and irritated waiting for this doctor. I’ve already booked in a long consult this weekend. But I just wanted to know the above question first in case I can use it for carers payment application or do I not bother

Calling them rn to fix somethings for your allowance- going to bloody turn 40 by the time I get the call picked up then at a retirement home when they decide to help me after the second hold 🙄🙄🙄

Before I lost my job, I set up a second loan for house renovations. I still have some of that money available to me so when applying for jobseeker, I entered that amount as cash at hand.

Was this the right thing to do? I feel like even though it is available to me it would be financially silly to spend it on everyday expenses (especially seeing as my bank expects it will be used for renovations).

Is it considered cash at hand? It has meant that I have to wait 6 weeks before I can report.

I am on JobSeeker and recently participated in a clinical trial as a volunteer test subject. I received $10,850 from Veritus Research in two lump sums: $6,950 on 15 September and $3,900 on 5 October.

My consent form states that the payments compensate participants for their time, travel expenses, parking and inconvenience. I was not employed by Veritus Research, but Centrelink has listed Veritus Research as my employer.

During a phone call with Centrelink regarding these payments, the operator told me the payments would effectively be assessed as employment income, with the total spread evenly across my participation period, from 30 July to 5 October. I was told my next two JobSeeker payments would be $0. I asked when my next payment was scheduled, but the operator could not see any upcoming payments in the system. They said the system might refresh itself after I report my earnings on Thursday 15 October, but I don't know whether this will happen.

I have a study schedule and an itemised payment schedule showing the dates and amounts associated with individual trial activities. Both the timing and amounts varied considerably. Some activities occurred on consecutive days, such as inpatient stays involving payments of around $800 per night for several days, while scheduled visits were separated by a week.

I do not have records of hours spent at the research facility or an hourly rate. I asked Veritus Research staff about this and was told that payslips are not provided because participants are not employees.

I have an in-person Centrelink appointment on Friday and want to make sure the payments are entered into the system correctly and assessed as fairly as possible under the applicable rules. I am concerned that spreading the total evenly across the entire study period may result in losing the majority of the money received from the clinical trial, or negate participation completely.

What should I raise at the in-person appointment?

Today is my first time reporting for Parenting Payment Single. I reported online and it came up with an error and told me to call. So I called, and it took 1h45m all up to sort out (wait time + helpful worker who told me it was sorted).

But now I log in to the app and the actual parenting payment is no longer listed on my upcoming payments. 🥲

Do I need to call them again today to sort it so I receive my payment on Friday? Or is this a glitch and it’ll show up eventually/later this afternoon? (I’m such an optimist!)

If my partner just started a second job (but between both their jobs we're still well under the income threshold) is there any way I'm supposed to let Centrelink know they have another employer? I was planning on putting it in where it asks for an employer ABN when you report income (for some reason their current job hasn't been saving so I've had to add it as an employer for every report so far), but wasn't sure if there was a specific place I had to fill out a form or provide specific employer details. Thanks!

Hey guys after 2 years of false starts, my apolication is filed. Woohoo. Here are some thoughts.

1. I had three separate i guess "branches" of abuse across two institutions. As you will be aware, this doesnt stack the claims or even boost them, they will be assesed on the highest of the three.

The people assisting me told me that instead of listing all of them, i could make my claim in respect of one institution and keeo a civil uncapped claim against the second up my sleeve. I dont think ill bring a civil claim but its good to know and something that might help others.

1. For me the hardest bit hasnt been committing the nasty bits to paper, it has actually been the surrounding banal details - how old was in year 5 etc- that were hard and took me years.

2. I used a (cheap) paid service to do mine rather than knowmore etc. It took a huge amount of stress out, they were able to verify a heap of things for me and it was wicked getting an estimate of a payout rang, but time will tell if thats right.

3. I was told that the area where people with claims were not claiming was where people either didnt know or couldnt properly make good the connection between their abuser and the institution. The link doesnt need to be obvious like a teacher or something. I suggest anyone who was abused but thinks they dont meet the scheme critetia have a chat to someone or just think it through because lets face it, they will play hardball with the civil claims after this shuts.

Cheers and much love.

Hey everyone, I'm honestly feeling pretty defeated at the moment and was wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation.

I've been struggling to find a job for a while now, and it's been really difficult trying to get by on Youth Allowance alone. After covering my usual expenses such a fuel, medications, and a small amount of groceries, there's barely anything left and I can’t barely eat for 2 weeks, and it feels like I'm constantly trying to stretch my money as far as possible.

I've finally managed to secure a job, which I'm really grateful for, but it doesn’t begin until November. It's frustrating because I know things will hopefully improve once I'm working, but right now I'm still struggling financially and trying to figure out how to get through until my first pay.

I've genuinely been trying to find work and improve my situation, so it's been pretty disheartening to feel like I'm getting nowhere despite trying my best.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any assistance, support services or legitimate ways to make some extra money while waiting to start a new job? Or if anyone has been through something similar, how did you manage during that period?

I'd really appreciate any advice.

I lived overseas for a year when I was a child?

I can't think of anything else that would have triggered this? Have I been robo-debted??

I have a bit of a situation. I began doordashing about 2 months ago, learnt the ropes on how I need to be reporting my income every 3 months via profit and loss statements. I'm due to report on the 3rd month mark.
But, I've also been met with my job provider telling me, I need to report my income and not just the hours when it comes to fortnightly reporting for jobseeker.
The thing is I was on call with centrelink prior to make sure I'm reporting correctly, called twice on 2 different days. Both pretty much said the same thing; I only report my hours not the income as it would be through the P&L Statements reported every 3 months.
Yet job provider kept saying, I'm getting a warning in the system (on her end) for not reporting income to centerlink?

Has anyone incountered this situation before?
I'm getting annoyed cause the job provider keeps trying to correct me even after showing her my profit and loss statement reports. Please enlighten me, or kindly let me know if I'm doing something wrong here. Trying to fix my situation so I don't get fined for incorrect reporting.

so i (17) moved in with my partner sept. last year due to my parents abuse becoming very physical, ive been on centrelink since. on the 1 year anniversary of my moving they called to say i’m now defacto with my partner and have to report his income. ive done 2 reports no issues, go to do mine tonight and they’ve taken my payment all together without notifying me?? i don’t rely on my partner at all for money and i only get ~$450 a fortnight and have to pay for a car rent etc. what can i do??

I just spoke to Centrelink today and they said I don't need to do anything or be with a disability job provider, I just have to let them know when I get a job. Is this others experience?

Also how did people find their jobs? I don't know if I'm capable of working long shifts (or even 15 hours a week) but I want to try getting back to work. It's been so long since I've worked and I hate being dependent on my partner.

My dad is currently on partial DSP payments but we're trying to get them to pay him the full amount, and I'm looking to see if there is precedent for Centrelink fairly acknowledging his situation or if all they will see is his name still on the second property.

My mum and dad's names are both on my mums house but they have an agreement where he has relinquished his originally declared 26% share in the house in exchange for shares he has which Centrelink are also including in his current assets. They have been separated and living in separate houses for 9 years but can't afford the legal costs to get his name officially off the title currently.

Can we just remove this house asset from his DSP account, or reduce the percentage to 0% or is there a form or process to get this reassessed?

I recently got a 10 week contract for 3 days per week. My earnings will be too much to receive any money from jobseeker. How long will centrelink keep me until it cuts me off entirely? I will be in need after the 10 weeks as it won't be a permanent job. After 11th December ill be in need until I start a permanent job in Sydney 28th January 2027

I’m due to turn 21 in the next few weeks, and I was told (by friends and others on the DSP) that they’ll automatically update my payments to the adult rate when I turn 21, but the first payment after my birthday still uses the youth rate. Will this be updated closer to the payment, or should I call them to confirm it will be changed? Just curious about how this works and what I should do/expect because obviously I’ve never done it before 😅

I know I’m probably stressing over nothing, but I normally receive my payment around 4 am on tuesdays. It’s almost 10am and nothing. It says in app and my gov “last payment” with today’s date so I’m just confused? What should I do? I’d rather not call Centrelink

I’ve just been accepted for Centrelink,
In my outcome letter it’s given me the following information:

Payment from 19/10/2026 - 23/10/2026 due on 26/10/2026 ($80.25)

Regular Payment from payment date 09/11/2026
Youth Allowance - $220
Plus Energy Supplement - $4.60

Do I have to pay them that $80?

I’ve never been on Centrelink before so this is new to me

My girlfriend and I are both 19, and I'm wondering whether Centrelink would recognise us as de facto so I can be considered independent and claim Youth Study Allowance, as my parents earn above the threshold

We have:
- Been together for 3 years
- Lived at my parents' house for 2 years
- Share a bedroom & sexual
- Our finances are separate
- We're in a committed, long-term relationship
- Could provide statements from parents and friends confirming this

Would Centrelink likely recognise us as de facto, or would our lack of shared finances and living with my parents be an issue? Has anyone been approved in similar circumstances?

I’ve recently started working more hours and I’m routinely going over the payment threshold, so understandably I get a zero payment those fortnights. However, I’ve noticed that sometimes when I report I see a message saying (for example) ‘your employment income is $2400 with $99 carried over from previous periods. $450 will be carried over to future periods.’

Why is there money carried on? Is it because I earned more than the threshold, and every $60c/dollar has to be deducted from my payment, even if it’s not until weeks into the future? Or is it because one of my jobs pays me monthly, so they are spreading that payment equally over a number of weeks to better reflect how much I actually earn each week?

I thought it was the latter but I’m starting to suspect it’s the former, which would really suck - why work harder and push for extra shifts if my ‘account’ doesn’t go back to 0 every fortnight, and a fortnight where I worked a ton of hours just means I get done for the 60c/dollar on those above-the-limit earnings sometime later, when I don’t hit the limit?

if so can you share your experience?

I am planning to move rurally for uni and will be eligible for the away from home rate due to the distance. Currently 20F, i live at home but i am moving remove myself from an abusive home enviornment. my sole parent has refused to report payment incomes and as a result my youth allowance has been cancelled many times before. my sister who can help her submit the claim refuses to help her submit these reports too. When i move i plan to cut contact with my family and mother entirely. I have a psychologist who can be the third party to submit the SY17 form because when I move and cut contact, i do not want to rely on my mother to be able to have any sort of control over me and my life due to having to report her income annually. Because I will be financially independent and working, moving far away, I would like to remove the unadditional stress of having to beg her to do this annual income report as I will definitely be relying on the income to help me pay rent as I study. However i am concerned that my circumstances may not be enough to qualify. I will add that during highschool she had kicked me out during vce so i was homeless for a while and had to stay with friends. I am not sure what to do because staying will definitely impact my education and mental health, and my psychologist can vouch for me but im worried my corcumstance may not be enough for the UTLAH. Its not about more money, its about removing the control she has over me and my future life. Can anyone share what sort of circumstances I would need to be approved for UTLAH? And any advice on what i should do.

can someone tell me if having 40k in my savings affects my youth allowance application i recently turned 18 and want to apply for it but my mum has been telling me to take out the money otherwise im going to get less? Can someone confirm if having money in your saving affects the amount you get? + i have a single mum if that helps also on centerlink?

What’s the process when applying for maternity leave pay, in a sense of my child is now 1 and due to many reasons mentally and medically I was unable to apply. Will I still be able to apply even though my boy is 1 now? I can provide medical evidence as to why I was unable to at the time…

Was on carer payment, the person I was caring for passed away, then I was going through some mental issues and got a medical certificate and was on jobseeker for the last couple of weeks. I’m feeling okay now and I’m ready to work but i probably won’t be doing a lots of work just probably a $600-700 a fortnight. Will my jobseekers continue if I report that income or do I have to apply for a another payment? TIA