250 Government Payment 2022: Do self-funded retirees get the $250?

The Centrelink Master Program, or more commonly known as Centrelink, is a Services Australia master program of the Australian Government.

The Centrelink payments deliver a range of government payments and services for retirees, the unemployed, families, carers, parents, people with disabilities, Indigenous Australians, students, apprentices and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and provides services at times of major change.

The majority of Centrelink’s services are the disbursement of social security payments.

Centrelink initially started as a government agency of the Department of Social Security under the trading name of the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency in early 1997.

Following the passage of the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997, the Centrelink brand name came into effect in late 1997 and offices were established nationally to manage services to people in need of social security payments.

More than six million Australians are expected to receive a one-off $250 payment from the Federal Government in 2022 to help ease the cost of living on items such as groceries, fuel and rent.

The payment, which is expected to cost the government $1.5 billion will be made to a select group of Australians including pensioners, carers and veterans.

Do self-funded retirees get the $250?

If you’re on a government payment, you could be eligible for a one-off “cost-of-living payment” worth $250.

According to Mr. Josh Frydenberg, the Treasurer of Australia, eligible self-funded retirees will also benefit from the payment.

Mr. Frydenberg said;

“Pensioners, carers, veterans, job seekers, eligible self-funded retirees and concession card holders will benefit.”

“Together, with existing indexation arrangements, this will see a single pensioner receive more than $500 in additional support over the next six months, just when they need it most.”

Those eligible include those who receive one or more of the following payments;

• Age Pension
• Disability Support Pension
• Parenting Payment
• Carer Payment
• Carer Allowance (if not in receipt of a primary income support payment)
• Jobseeker Payment
• Youth Allowance
• Austudy and Abstudy Living Allowance
• Double Orphan Pension
• Special Benefit
• Farm Household Allowance
• Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holders
• Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders
• Eligible Veterans’ Affairs payment recipients and Veteran Gold card holders