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# Remote Area Allowance

Extra money each fortnight for people on a Centrelink payment who live in a remote area.

- Support available: $18.20 a fortnight if single, plus $7.30 for each child
- Type of support: Regular payment

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/remote-area-allowance)

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## What you need to check

If you get a Centrelink payment, such as Age Pension, JobSeeker, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment, Parenting Payment, Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, and live in a remote area, you may get extra money. The area must be in the tax office’s remote zone A, or a special area of zone B. It is $18.20 a fortnight if single, or $15.60 each for a couple, plus $7.30 for each child. There is no income test, and it is not taxed.

This is a short summary. Other rules may apply, like income or where you live. Check the full rules with the agency that runs it.

## About this source

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

Our automatic check only sees whether the page is there or has changed. It is not a check of the rules.

## How to apply

You don’t need to apply. Centrelink adds it when you get an eligible payment and live in, or move to, an eligible area.

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/remote-area-allowance)

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