Official account of Services Australia – we’re making government services simple. We look after Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support. 9am-5pm AEST, Mon-Fri.
Scammers are messaging people on social media pretending to be us.
Remember, we’ll never ask you to:
• chat via direct message or live chat
• provide personal info
• pay for our help.
If the account isn’t on this list, it isn’t us:
Our call and service centres will be closed on Anzac Day, Thursday 25 April, as we honour Australian Defence Force members and veterans who have served in wars, conflicts, and peace operations.
Your payment and reporting dates may change. Learn more here:
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Protect your myGov account. Use your myGov username to sign in and switch off email as your sign in option. Go to your account settings to make the switch.
Find out how:
Be on the lookout for phishing scams.
Remember, we’ll never send you an SMS or email asking you to click on a link to sign in to myGov.
Always type into your browser or use the official myGov app.
Our service centres and most phone lines will close on Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April for the Easter public holidays, as well as Thursday 25 April for Anzac Day.
Your reporting and payment days could change.
Learn more here:
5 steps to keep your myGov account secure:
🔒 don’t share your sign in details
🔒 use a strong unique password
🔒 use a code for your second sign in option
🔒 get to myGov by entering into your browser or using the official myGov app
🔒 be scam aware.
All aboard! Our mobile service centres are travelling through towns in
#NSW
,
#QLD
,
#VIC
and
#WA
.
Our friendly staff on board can help with Medicare, Centrelink,
@NDIS
and
@DVAAus
payments and services.
Find out more at:
Disaster assistance is now available for people affected by the fires in Dadswells Bridge and Raglan, Western Victoria.
More information is available here:
Hi
@confuseduser9
, we're concerned about what you've written earlier and want to make sure you're okay. If you're in immediate danger please call 000 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. Please let us know if you need any assistance with our payments and services.
Watch out for scammers pretending to be from Medicare!
They'll tell you to click a link to get a payment or rebate or update your personal info on your Medicare card.
Real text messages and emails from Medicare won’t ask you to click on links or copy a URL into a web browser.
If you’ve been impacted by the Western Victoria Bushfires you can choose to ‘Change’, ‘Stop’ or ‘Delay’ your debt repayments. This allows you to repay the money you owe in a way that best suits your financial situation. Learn more:
Disaster assistance is now available for people affected by the fires in Pomonal in Western Victoria.
Check your eligibility and find out how to claim here:
If you’ve been impacted by the recent heavy rainfall and flooding in Moreton Bay Qld you can choose to ‘change’, ‘stop’ or ‘delay’ your debt repayments. This allows you to repay the money you owe in a way that best suits your financial situation. More:
Roses are red, violets are blue, don’t let a scammer take advantage of you!
This Valentine’s Day, make sure you’re cautious of people you talk to online.
If you have shared your personal details with someone, call our Scams and Identity Theft Helpdesk on 1800 941 126.
South East Qld 📣 Disaster assistance is now available for more people affected by the recent severe storms and flooding.
Check your eligibility and find out how to claim here:
Toot toot! 📣 Our mobile service centres are hitting the road! They’re visiting communities in
#WA
#VIC
and
#NSW
. We’re also supporting people impacted by floods and storms in
#Qld
. Stopping locations at:
South East Queensland: Disaster assistance is now available for more people affected by the recent severe storms and flooding.
Check your eligibility and find out how to claim here:
Unique Student Identifier (USI) is the 16th service to join myGov!
Students can now link their USI to their myGov account and access a range of government services with one sign in. More info:
South East Qld: Disaster assistance is now available for more people affected by the recent severe storms and flooding. Check your eligibility and find out how to claim here:
Hurting financially this severe weather season?
#FarmHouseholdAllowance
provides financial support to farming families doing it tough.
📱Call the Farmer Assistance Hotline on 132 316 to discuss eligibility.
Everyone who is eligible will get paid.
👉