Centrelink opening and payment arrangements for Easter and Anzac Day

All Centrelink offices and Call Centres will be closed on:

Friday 21 March 2008
Monday 24 March 2008
Friday 25 April 2008

Payment Arrangements for customers who do not need to return forms or report their earnings before getting paid, including customers who receive pensions are as follows:

Normal payment delivery date Thursday 20 March 2008
New payment delivery date Wednesday 19 March 2008
Next normal payment date Thursday 3 April 2008

Normal payment delivery date Friday 21 March 2008
New payment delivery date Thursday 20 March 2008
Next normal payment date Friday 4 April 2008

Normal payment delivery date Monday 24 March 2008
New payment delivery date Thursday 20 March 2008
Next normal payment date Monday 7 April 2008

Normal payment delivery date Friday 25 April 2008
New payment delivery date Thursday 24 April 2008
Next normal payment date Friday 9 May 2008

Centrelink stresses that an early payment is not an extra payment. It is a normal payment paid early because of the public holiday period. Customers will need to budget carefully so this payment lasts until their next payment is due.

. No payments will be delayed by public holidays. Some payments will be made early.
. Where payments are made early they are advanced for as few working days as possible – to minimise disruption to customers’ budgeting patterns.