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title: "Rent Assistance, Australia-wide · unclaimd"
description: "Extra money for rent if you get a Centrelink payment and rent privately. Up to $223.80 a fortnight if single. Check the conditions and apply on servicesaustralia.gov.au."
url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/national-rent/"
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# Rent Assistance

Extra money for rent if you get a Centrelink payment and rent privately.

- Support available: Up to $223.80 a fortnight if single
- Type of support: Regular payment

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-rent-assistance-you-can-get?context=22206)

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## What you need to check

You must get an eligible Centrelink payment and pay more than a set amount of rent. Public housing tenants cannot get it. For each $1 of rent above that amount, you get 75 cents, up to a limit. The most a single person can get is $223.80 a fortnight, or $149.20 if you share a home. Couples can get up to $211.00. Families get up to $263.06 with 1 or 2 children, or $297.36 with 3 or more. Rates change on 20 March and 20 September.

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.

**Read in Easy English**

### What it is

- Rent Assistance is extra money from Centrelink to help pay rent.
- It is added to your Centrelink payment.

### Who can get it

- You must get a Centrelink payment that counts.
- You must rent privately.
- You must pay more than a set amount of rent.
- People in public housing cannot get it.

### What to do

- Centrelink works it out as part of your payment.
- Read the rules on the official website.
- Apply there. It is free to apply.

## 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 claim it on its own. Centrelink checks it when you claim an eligible payment, or when you tell them your rent has changed.

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-rent-assistance-you-can-get?context=22206)

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