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description: "Get part of your Centrelink payment early as a lump sum, and pay it back with no interest from later payments. $250 to $1,764.15, depending on your payment. Check the conditions and apply on…"
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# Advance payment from Centrelink

Get part of your Centrelink payment early as a lump sum, and pay it back with no interest from later payments.

- Support available: $250 to $1,764.15, depending on your payment
- Type of support: Loan

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/advance-payment)

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## What you need to check

On JobSeeker, Parenting Payment, Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY, you can get $250 to $500. On Age Pension, Disability Support Pension or Carer Payment, you can get up to $1,764.15 if single, or up to $1,329.90 for couples. On Family Tax Benefit Part A, you can get up to $1,430.46. On Age Pension, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment, JobSeeker, Parenting Payment or Youth Allowance for job seekers, you must have been paid for at least 3 months. On Family Tax Benefit Part A, Austudy, ABSTUDY or Youth Allowance for students, you can ask at any time. You cannot get one if you owe the government a debt or cannot repay it within 6 months, and on most payments only one is allowed in 12 months. You pay it back by getting a bit less in each of your next 13 payments, taken out for you. Apply through myGov or the Express Plus Centrelink app. You must tell them your income and costs. It is money you pay back, so think about it carefully.

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## About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

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## How to apply

Read the full rules and apply through the official government website.

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/advance-payment)

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