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A payment issued quarterly to eligible customers receiving pension payments, to help cover the cost of telephone bills. Eligible customers must have a telephone service subscribed in their name to be eligible for Telephone Allowance. There are two rates payable: a basic rate of A$23.40 and a higher rate of A$35.20.
Centrelink logo until 2012. The Centrelink Master Program, or more commonly known as Centrelink, is a Services Australia master program [2] of the Australian Government.It delivers a range of government payments and services for retirees, the unemployed, families, carers, parents, people with disabilities, Indigenous Australians, students, apprentices and people from diverse cultural and ...
Services Australia, formerly the Department of Human Services and before that the Department of Social Security, is an executive agency of the Australian Government, responsible for delivering a range of welfare payments, health insurance payments, child support payments and other support services to eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents. [6]
Pensioners have just a few days to ensure they get their winter fuel payment for 2024, with the 21 December deadline to apply fast approaching. The deadline is the last day anyone over pension age ...
Ministers have faced criticism for slashing access to the payment.
There are now 53,400 pensioners waiting for their claim to be processed Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – but 50% of pensioners rejected Skip to main content
The Cashless Welfare Card, also known as the Indue Card, Healthy Welfare Card or Cashless Debit Card, is an Australian debit card, trialled by the Australian Government from 2016 onwards, which quarantines income for people on certain income support payments [1] to "encourage socially responsible behaviour" [2] by not allowing the owner to purchase alcohol, gamble or withdraw cash.
The former pensions minister, Steve Webb, who is now a partner at pension consultants LCP said: "Although they will eventually receive arrears once Pension Credit comes into payment, including any ...