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Centrelink is delivered by the Australian Government Department of Human Services and supports people with payments and services at times of major change.
The Department of Human Services is responsible for the development of service delivery policy and provides access to social, health and other payments and services.
Centrelink delivers payments and services for retirees, the unemployed, families, carers, parents, people with disabilities, Indigenous Australians, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
This information was originally published on healthdirect - Centrelink.
Last reviewed: August 2018
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We have payments, support and other services to help you when someone close to you dies.
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You must register the birth of your baby. This is a requirement by the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry in your state or territory.
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You may be able to get Parenting Payment and add your baby to a current child support assessment.
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Assistance is available if you can show you lost income or have been adversely affected as a direct result of the Western Australian bushfires, February 2021.
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You can get financial help and other services if you care for someone with a disability, an illness or who is frail aged.
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There are payments and services to help if you’re ill, injured or have disability.
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If you’re a new or current customer we have payments and resources to support you if you’re affected by COVID-19.
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We need proof of your child’s birth to finalise any claims you started before your baby arrived.
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If you didn’t do a pre-birth claim you can start a claim after the birth of your baby.
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If you don’t wish to claim for a families payment, you’ll need to submit proof of birth to enrol your baby in Medicare.
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