Who can get it?
To get the Cost of Living Payment you must be a Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs customer.
To get the $250 one-off Cost of Living Payment you must be a Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs customer. You must also be residing in Australia on 29 March 2022 and either:
- getting an eligible payment
- have an eligible concession card.
The eligible payments are all of these:
- ABSTUDY Living Allowance
- Age Pension
- Austudy
- Carer Payment
- Carer Allowance, but only if you’re not getting another income support payment
- Disability Support Pension
- Double Orphan Pension
- Farm Household Allowance
- JobSeeker Payment
- Parenting Payment
- Special Benefit
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
- Youth Allowance for job seekers
- eligible Department of Veterans’ Affairs payments.
The eligible concession cards are all of these:
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
- Pension Concession Card if you’re not getting an income support payment
- DVA Gold Cards.