Government payments while you’re working

You may be eligible for government payments when you work. For instance, if you have children or earn a low income.

Payments you may get

If you earn under a certain amount you may get support from Services Australia. This could be because you work part time, or your hours change each week. Find out about some of the payments you may get.

Payments for apprentices, students and trainees

Find out more about government support you may get if you’re an apprentice, student or trainee.

Payments for families

If you have children, you may be able to get a payment to help with the cost of raising a family. Find out more about payments for your family.

Payments for older Australians

If you’re Age Pension age, you may be able to get Age Pension while you’re working. Find out more about Age Pension.

How working can affect your payment

If you get more than a certain amount of income, you may not get a payment from Services Australia or it may be less. Check how much your next payment will be using your Centrelink online account through myGov.

Find out more about employment income on the Services Australia website.

Your obligations

There may be things you need to do to keep getting your payment, which can include:

• reporting the income you or your partner get from working every 2 weeks
• doing other activities like apply for jobs and attend appointments.

Find out more about reporting employment income on the Services Australia website.