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Manage Centrelink payments when you return to work

When you return to work after parental leave, tell Centrelink, update your family income estimate and report your income.

When you return to work, make sure you tell Centrelink. Depending on your payment, you’ll need to advise of your return to work, update your family income estimate and check your other details are current. If you don’t, you may miss out on payments or get a debt you’ll have to pay back.

Go to the Services Australia website to find out about updating your details for:

If you get a different payment, find out how to change your circumstances with Centrelink on the Services Australia website.

Report your income every 2 weeks

If you get an income support payment, report your and your partner’s income every 2 weeks when you return to work. 

Find out how to report your income for these payments on the Services Australia website:

If you get a Centrelink payment, you may need to pay tax on it, especially if you’re returning to work and earning more money. Centrelink payments aren’t taxed automatically. 

Find out more about paying tax on your payment on the Services Australia website.

Cancel your payment

If you need to cancel your payment, get the steps to cancel your payment online on the Services Australia website.

If you can’t cancel online, call your payment line on the Services Australia website.
Page last updated: 1 July 2026