Our service centres and most call centres will close for the Easter public holidays:
Good Friday 29 March 2024
Easter Monday 1 April 2024.
This means your reporting and payment dates may change and you’ll need to report early.
Your Centrelink online account will show your new reporting date for the Easter reporting period.
You can also use the tables on this page to check the changes to reporting and payment dates.
If you have to report to get your paymentIf the dates you need to report to us have changed due to public holidays, you must report on your new reporting date, so we can pay you.
When you report early, you’ll need to include what you expect to be paid for that reporting period. You must also do this for any other changes that may affect your payment. If you make a mistake, you can correct your report within 14 days, or when you next report.
You can still report your income to us, even when we’re closed. However, if you do this on a public holiday we’ll pay you after the public holiday.
You can also choose to report after your reporting period if:you’re unsure of your employment income
there are changes to your circumstances during your reporting period.
You can report once you know your employment income or the changes to your circumstances. We’ll pay you after you report to us.
If you don’t have to report to get your paymentIf you don’t have to report to get your payment, we may pay you early. An early payment is your normal payment, just paid early.
We won’t delay payments because of a public holiday, but we may pay you earlier than normal.
When we make an early payment, we pay as close to and before your normal payment day. You’ll need to budget so this payment lasts until your next payment day.
Changes to allowances reporting and payment datesReporting and payment dates have changed for all of these allowances:
JobSeeker Payment
Youth Allowance
Farm Household Allowance.
Austudy
Special Benefit
Status Resolution Support Services Payment.
If you have to reportIf your Centrelink online account is linked to myGov you can report your income and view your reporting dates for the next 12 weeks online.
Sign in to myGov
If you don’t have a myGov account or a Centrelink online account you can create them.
You can also report using the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app or phone self service.
If you don't have to reportChanges to pension reporting and payment dates
Reporting and payment dates have changed for all of these pensions:
a families payment
ABSTUDY
Age Pension
Assistance for Isolated Children
Carer Allowance
Carer Payment
Disability Support Pension
Double Orphan Pension.
Parenting Payment
Pensioner Education Supplement.
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/public-holiday-reporting-and-payment-dates?context=64107
