Australia’s Centrelink recipients will see an increase in their payments by an additional $812 to $2,162 in 2025, which is a significant increase, targeted at supported relief and indexed to assist with everyday rising inflation. The following is a simple presentation of who gets, how much, and what you need to know about the relief increase.
Who gets the increase?
Centrelink recipients increased payments will include the aged pension, disability support pension, jobseeker, parenting payment, family tax benefits, and Centrelink recipients family payments. These recipients payments increase automatically with no need for application. The increase payments will start of relief payments from September 20, 2025, and will continue with the indexed targeted relief payments and will continue to be paid regularly. These pension relief payments paid directly will be increased from the routine payments.
How much will they increased?
The payments increased varied from the contracted payment for the client situation. As an instance, single age pensioners will get paid $1,178.70 per fortnight, which is $29.70 more, while couples will get $888.50 which is $22.40 more and so is each member.
Fast Facts Table
| Payment Type | New Boost (per fortnight) | Annual Extra |
|---|---|---|
| Single Age Pension | $1,178.70 | $772.20 |
| JobSeeker (Single 22+) | $793.60 | $325 |
| Couple (each) | $888.50 | $582.40 |
Timing and Application
As of September 20, 2025, most Centrelink recipients can expect to see increases, and additional support will be automatically deposited for bonus payments starting in mid-October. Recipients do not need to reapply for this support, as payments are adjusted and deposited automatically to provide timely relief.
Why the Boost Matters
This adjustment is intended to ease the financial pressure of rising statewide, rent, and energy costs, most acutely felt by older Australians, low-income families, and those dependent on social security. Adjusting the payments along with the additional relief payments is an integrated strategy to alleviate financial strain to help sustain a certain quality of life for all Australians and ease the pace of worsening economic conditions.
Additional Bonus Payments
Beyond the normal increase, starting October 14–28, many low-income earners and pensioners will receive additional one-off bonus payments of up to $4,000. This will help seniors and low-income families meet immediate costs of the most essential items, which will help relieve some strain in the ongoing crisis of rising costs. No extra paperwork is required to receive this payment for Age Pensions, Disability Support Pensions, JobSeekers, and Family Tax Benefit recipients.
Next Steps
Recipients should review their MyGov or Centrelink app accounts to verify updated payment information, as well as check for any relevant updated information. Questions regarding delays or screening will be taken by Centrelink support, and should be streamlined to assist in managing these new benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Who will receive the Centrelink boosts in 2025?
The Centrelink 2025 boosts will continue to be given to Age Pensioners, Disability Support Pensioners, JobSeeker recipients as well as all recipients of Parenting or Family Tax Benefit.
Q2. Do recipients need to submit anything to receive the increased payments?
No, all eligible recipients will receive their payments automatically, and there will be no need for documents or new applications to be submitted.
Q3. When will the new payments be expected to arrive?
Regular boosts will happen in the system starting September 20, 2025, and the special one-off bonuses will be arriving in the system during the period of October 14 to 28, 2025.
