Centrelink call centres will get an additional 3,000 staff as part of an immediate $228m funding boost to speed up claim payments after complaints of blown-out call wait times.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/06/centrelink-to-get-3000-new-staff-in-bid-to-deal-with-helpline-and-payment-delays

Centrelink staff told her three times that they were marking her application for urgent processing due to financial hardship.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/07/centrelink-call-waiting-time-processing-delays-wait-jobseeker-income-support-payment

Lilly, a Holocaust survivor who also suffers from dementia, has been living in the single bedroom apartment for over 50 years and can barely afford to cover her $200 a week in rent with her Centrelink payments.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12132531/Holocaust-survivor-facing-homelessness-Bondi-Junction-saved-heartwarming-act.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

More than 930,000 Australians will see their Centrelink payments increase by $20 a week, or a 6% rise.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/31/from-medicare-to-preschool-the-australian-laws-changing-in-the-new-year

Owning their own farm also makes the family ineligible for many forms of government assistance such as a carer's pension, Centrelink, or NDIS financial assistance.

Source: https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/8202732/family-raises-awareness-and-funds-for-rare-life-threatening-disorder/?src=rss