--- title: "Work & income support in Australia · unclaimd" description: "Government help with payments & finding work: 24 reviewed federal, state and territory listings for individuals and households, each linked to its official source." url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/" --- Help by topic # Work & income support. Government help with payments & finding work. We list 24 programs so far. [Search and filter](https://unclaimd.org/support/?need=income) ## See what could fit you. Answer a few short questions. You can skip any. You don’t need an account. [Find my support](https://unclaimd.org/matches/) - [Australia-wide 18](https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/#in-australia) - [New South Wales 1](https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/#in-nsw) - [Northern Territory 1](https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/#in-nt) - [Queensland 1](https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/#in-qld) - [South Australia 2](https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/#in-sa) - [Victoria 1](https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/#in-vic) ## Australia-wide 18 [All Australia-wide support](https://unclaimd.org/support/australia/) - **[Australian Apprenticeship Training Support Payment](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-apprentice-training-support-payment/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). Payments of up to $2,500 for apprentices training in an occupation on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. apprenticeships.gov.au. - **[Bereavement Payment when your partner dies](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-partner-bereavement/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A lump sum you may get if your partner dies and you both got a Centrelink payment. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Crisis Payment](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-crisis-payment/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A one-off, tax-free Centrelink payment if a crisis, such as family violence, leaves you in severe hardship. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Key Apprenticeship Program apprentice incentive](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-key-apprenticeship-program/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). Up to $10,000 for apprentices training in clean energy or housing construction. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. apprenticeships.gov.au. - **[Living Away From Home Allowance for apprentices](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-apprentice-living-away-from-home/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A weekly payment for apprentices who must move away from their parents’ home to start or keep training. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. apprenticeships.gov.au. - **[Relocation Scholarship](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-relocation-scholarship/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A yearly payment for uni students on Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY who must move to or from a country area to study. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Remote Area Allowance](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-remote-area-allowance/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). Extra money each fortnight for people on a Centrelink payment who live in a remote area. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[ABSTUDY](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-abstudy/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). Payments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices, from school to uni. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Advance payment from Centrelink](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-advance-payment/)** (Australia-wide · Loans). Get part of your Centrelink payment early as a lump sum, and pay it back with no interest from later payments. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-apprenticeship-support-loans/)** (Australia-wide · Loans). A monthly loan to help apprentices with living costs, repaid only once you earn enough. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. dewr.gov.au. - **[Disability Support Pension](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-disability-support-pension/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A regular Centrelink payment for people whose long-term disability, illness or injury stops them working. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Farm Household Allowance](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-farm-household-allowance/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A fortnightly payment and a case officer for farmers and their partners in financial hardship. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[JobSeeker Payment](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-jobseeker/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A Centrelink payment for people looking for work, or who are sick or injured for a while. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Rural Financial Counselling Service](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-rural-financial-counselling/)** (Australia-wide · Cards & services). Free, confidential help with money for farmers, fishers and foresters in or near financial hardship. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. agriculture.gov.au. - **[Service Pension](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-dva-service-pension/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A pension for veterans with qualifying service from age 60, and for their partners, paid earlier than the Age Pension. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. dva.gov.au. - **[Student Start-up Loan](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-student-start-up-loan/)** (Australia-wide · Loans). An optional loan for uni students who get a Centrelink student payment. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Youth Allowance for job seekers](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-youth-allowance-jobseeker/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A Centrelink payment for people aged 16 to 21 who are looking for work, or too sick to work for a while. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. - **[Youth Allowance for students and apprentices](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-youth-allowance-student/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). A regular payment from Centrelink for full-time students and apprentices aged 16 to 24. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au. ## New South Wales 1 [All support in New South Wales](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw/) - [Portable long service leave (NSW construction, cleaning and community services)](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-portable-long-service/) 8.67 weeks’ pay after 10 years, or about 6.1 weeks after 7 years ## Northern Territory 1 [All support in the Northern Territory](https://unclaimd.org/support/nt/) - [Travel and accommodation help for NT apprentices](https://unclaimd.org/support/nt-apprentice-travel-accommodation/) 50 cents a km, and up to $700 a week for accommodation ## Queensland 1 [All support in Queensland](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld/) - [QLeave portable long service leave](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld-qleave/) 8.67 weeks’ pay after 10 years; 6.1 weeks after 7 years ## South Australia 2 [All support in South Australia](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa/) - [Cost of Living Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa-cost-of-living/) $270.60 for 2026–27 - [Portable long service leave for SA construction workers](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa-construction-long-service/) 13 weeks after 2,600 days (about 10 years) of service ## Victoria 1 [All support in Victoria](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic/) - [Portable long service benefits (Victoria)](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-portable-long-service/) Long service pay after 7 years of recognised service ## Other topics - [Healthcare](https://unclaimd.org/support/healthcare/) - [Transport](https://unclaimd.org/support/transport/) - [Children & family](https://unclaimd.org/support/family/) - [Housing](https://unclaimd.org/support/housing/) - [Energy & bills](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/) - [Seniors & carers](https://unclaimd.org/support/seniors-carers/) - [Unclaimed money](https://unclaimd.org/support/unclaimed-money/) ## Help by place - [Australia-wide](https://unclaimd.org/support/australia/) - [Australian Capital Territory](https://unclaimd.org/support/act/) - [New South Wales](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw/) - [Northern Territory](https://unclaimd.org/support/nt/) - [Queensland](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld/) - [South Australia](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa/) - [Tasmania](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas/) - [Victoria](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic/) - [Western Australia](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa/) ## Official finders Each government has its own finder. They may show help we have not listed. [See every official finder](https://unclaimd.org/sources/) We have not listed every program yet. The official finders may show more. --- unclaimd lists possible matches and leads to check, not eligibility decisions. Only the government agency decides. Check the rules and apply on the official government site. More: [Site map](https://unclaimd.org/sitemap/) · [How agents can use unclaimd](https://unclaimd.org/llms.txt)