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Centrelink payment dates: how to check yours
Most Centrelink payments are paid fortnightly on a date set for your account, so a public website can't tell you your exact date. Check it in your Centrelink online account, the Express Plus Centrelink app, or your payment letters.
Official site: Services Australia — Centrelink ↗
Official ways to check
- Centrelink online account (via myGov) — Payments and claims.
- Express Plus Centrelink app — next payment date.
- Letters in your myGov Inbox.
- Phone Services Australia.
Why dates move
- Public holidays (payments may arrive early).
- Late fortnightly reporting.
- Bank processing times.