A $2 million payment error was deposited into a Sunshine Coast mum’s bank account because a child support worker typed the date into the payment field on her computer…

Sending a child to school is an expensive business, even if they go to a public school – there’s the uniform, the bags, the stationery, the shoes and so on. State and Federal governments recognise that school and going back to school at the beginning of the year can be an expensive time for parents and have some refunds and payments in place. Here are a few…

The new back to school bonus government scheme has just been rolled out with 1.2 million families who are eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A receiving up to $820 a year per child for education-related expenses. ..

Centrelink will contact tens of thousands of single parents who were wrongly told to destroy their concession cards after moving to Newstart dole payments…

THE High Court will hear a test case led by Victoria Legal Aid that if successful could help Australians at risk of welfare fraud charges because they have made mistakes in dealing with Centrelink…

CENTRELINK estimates reveal 3000 single mothers meant to be put on the dole next January will now be eligible for the more generous Disability Support Pension or the Carers’ Payment…

FOUR hundred thousand families must notify Centrelink in the next month if their child is starting primary school or moving to high school next year so they don’t miss out on the school kids bonus worth up to $820 per child…