For further information regarding Australian Government payments and services contact the Centrelink and Family Assistance Office on the following numbers:
| Service: |
Information about: |
Phone: |
| Tasmanian Government services and benefits |
Family Tax Benefit |
13 61 50 |
| Child Care Benefit |
| Maternity Payment |
| Maternity Immunisation Allowance |
| Parenting Payment |
| Double Orphan Pension |
| Health Care Cards |
| Youth and Students |
Youth Allowance |
13 24 90 |
| Austudy |
| Abstudy |
Abstudy |
13 23 17 |
| Retirement |
Age Pension |
13 23 00 |
| Commonwealth Senior’s Health Card |
| Pensioner Concession Cards |
| Financial Information Service |
| Disability, Sickness & Carers |
Disability Support Pension |
13 27 17 |
| Carer Payment |
| Carer Allowance |
| Sickness Allowance |
| Mobility Allowance |
| TTY service (Free Call) |
A free service provided for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment. |
1800 810 586 |
| Appointments |
Call to make an appointment to visit your local Centrelink office. |
13 10 21 |
| Multilingual Service |
Call this number if you need information in a language other than English. |
13 12 02 |
Please note: Calls to 13 numbers cost 25 cents from anywhere within Australia; calls to
1800 numbers are free. Calls from public pay phones or mobile phones may be charged at a higher rate.