4. Register with Centrelink
Centrelink contributes to the social and economic outcomes set by government by delivering services to assist people to become self-sufficient and supporting those in need.
What Centrelink can help you with
Centrelink can help you find a job, arrange for recognition of your skills and qualifications, and to access certain courses.
Centrelink can also help you with Family Assistance payments to help with the cost of raising children.
What Centrelink can not help you with
As a newly arrived migrant, you are not immediately eligible for social security (unless you are a refugee or humanitarian entrant). You do not have access to the full range of government employment services. If you are a permanent resident, you may be eligible to access some services.
The table below provides contact details for Centrelink
| Centrelink contact details | |
|---|---|
| For newly arrived migrants. |
See: Have you recently moved to Australia to settle? |
| Homepage | See: Welcome to Centrelink |
| Information in other languages |
See: Centrelink assistance - we speak your language |
| How to contact Centrelink (phone and office details) |
See: Centrelink - contact details |