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Centrelink and social security

• Age Pension
• Abstudy – Decisions, Appeals and Complaints
• Appealing Decisions – Centrelink
• Appealing Decisions – Child Care Payments
• Appealing Decisions Family Tax Benefit 
• Centrelink Debts
• Child Care Payment changes from July 2018
• Disability Support Pension (DSP)
• Family and Domestic Violence
• Relationships
• Students – Frequently Asked Questions
• Young Parents – Frequently Asked Questions

KIMBERLEY FLOODS AND SOCIAL SECURITY

• Disaster Recovery Payment
• Disaster Recovery Allowance
• Pausing Mutual Obligations
• Pausing Centrelink Debt Recovery

Tenancy

• Applying for Public Housing
• Break Lease
• Getting Bond Money Back if you are living interstate of overseas
• Proof of Identity (POI)
• S75A and Disruptive Behaviour Management Unit (DBMU)

Useful websites

Centrelink and Family Assistance

For information and publications about your Centrelink rights:
Economic Justice Australia
https://www.ejaustralia.org.au

For information about Centrelink:
Services Australia
http://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au

For access to the Guide to Social Security Law:
Department of Social Services
http://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law

For access to the Guide to Family Assistance Law:
Department of Social Services
http://guides.dss.gov.au/family-assistance-guide

For access to the Social Security Act and Family Assistance Act:
ComLaw
http://www.comlaw.gov.au

For information about making a complaint about Centrelink which has not been handled to your satisfaction by Centrelink:
Commonwealth Ombudsman
http://www.ombudsman.gov.au

For information about lodging an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT):
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
http://www.aat.gov.au

Tenancy

For information and publications about residential tenancy rights in Western Australia:
Circle Green Community Legal Centre
https://circlegreen.org.au/

For information and publications about tenancy rights for tenants in Western Australia:
Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/renting-home

For information about Public Housing in Western Australia:
Housing Authority
http://www.housing.wa.gov.au

For information about Community Housing in Western Australia:
Community Housing Coalition of Western Australia
http://www.communityhousing.com.au

Other Legal Needs

For legal information and publications:
Legal Aid WA
http://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au

For contact details of other community legal centres in Western Australia:
Community Legal Western Australia
http://www.communitylegalwa.org.au/

For contact details for community legal centres across the country:
Community Legal Centres Australia