Maximum basic rate for Austudy Allowance from 1 January 2026.
These figures show the Maximum basic rate for the 2026 Austudy Allowance, the fortnightly increase, and the previous 2025 rate.
Family Situation:
Single: $677.20 up by $13.90 pf from $663.30 in 2025.
Single, … Read the rest
Maximum basic rate for Austudy Allowance from 1 January 2026.
These figures show the Maximum basic rate for the 2026 Austudy Allowance, the fortnightly increase, and the previous 2025 rate.
Family Situation:
Single: $677.20 up by $13.90 pf from $663.30 in 2025.
Single, … Read the rest
From 1 January 2026, the Carer Allowance will see their payments increase to $162.60 per fortnight.
This an increase of $3.30 per fortnight, from the 2025 rate of $159.30.
This is for the Carer Allowance, not the Carer Payment.
Source: https://www.dss.gov.au/income-support-payments/social-security-indexation
Maximum Youth Allowance basic rate from 1 Jan 2026.
These figures show the 2025 rate and the new 2026 rate, for each category of family situation.
Single, no children, under 18, living at home.
From $410.30 to $418.90.
Under 18, living away from home.… Read the rest
Maximum Youth Allowance basic rate from 1 Jan 2026.
These figures show the 2025 rate and the new 2026 rate, for each category of family situation.
Single, no children, under 18, living at home.
From $410.30 to $418.90.
Under 18, living away from home.… Read the rest
16 September 2025.
Changes in Australian Aged Pension Rates between 2016/2017 and 2025/2026.
The Australian Age Pension is available to seniors whose income is considered low. It is increased every 6 months, in March and September.
These are the rate changes since March 2016.
Coalition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a plan to allow first-time buyers of newly built homes to be able to deduct mortgage payments from income taxes if he is elected on 3 May 2025.
The policy would mean a family on average incomes would be
… Read the restIn the lead up to the 2025 Federal Election, Anthony Albanese has announced a $2.3 billion investment that would slash the cost of household batteries by 30 per cent as part of a combined cost of living and climate change action pitch to voters.
At … Read the rest
Budget 2025.
Help to Buy shared equity scheme.
The Labor government will invest a further $800 million into its Help to Buy shared equity scheme to expand the program, now set to cost $6.3 billion.
This will allow those earning between $90,000 to $100,000 per year to be eligible. ($120,000 … Read the rest
Many unofficial websites and social media accounts are sharing false information about bonus Centrelink payments offering varying amounts of money, including $750, $1,800 and $4,100.
Centrelink state “These payments don’t exist.”
These often write about new ‘one off payment’, ‘Centrelink cash relief payment’ or ‘bonus payment’ … Read the rest
77.3% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in October 2024.
In 2023-24, the proportion of general practitioners patients, who were never bulk billed was 13.6%.
79.0% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in May 2024, an increase from the 75.6% in October 2023.
