Unclaimed benefits & grants in Australia
97 real support programmes from national, regional and city bodies — each with the published eligibility rules, an official source and the date we last checked it. 9 of them pay out automatically; the other 88 need an application.
Income support
20 income support programmes18 more income support programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Austudy
- ABSTUDY
- Parenting Payment
- Age Pension
- Disability Support Pension
- Carer Payment
- Carer Allowance
- Special Benefit
- Crisis Payment
- Centrelink Advance Payment
- Farm Household Allowance
- Transition to Independent Living Allowance
- Home Equity Access Scheme
- No Interest Loans Scheme
- National Debt Helpline
- Legal Aid
- Escaping Violence Payment
- Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP)
Education & training
15 education & training programmes13 more education & training programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Student Start-up Loan
- Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans (AASL, formerly Trade Support Loans)
- Active and Creative Kids voucher
- VIC Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
- QLD FairPlay vouchers
- Pensioner Education Supplement
- Assistance for Isolated Children
- Education Entry Payment (EdEP)
- Relocation Scholarship
- Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
- Free TAFE
- Free Kinder (Victoria)
- Free Kindy (Queensland)
Housing & rent
15 housing & rent programmes13 more housing & rent programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- First Home Guarantee (5% Deposit Scheme)
- First Home Owner Grant (NSW)
- First Home Owner Grant (Victoria)
- First Home Owner Grant (Queensland)
- First Home Owner Grant (South Australia)
- First Home Owner Grant (Western Australia)
- First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme (NSW)
- VIC First Home Buyer Duty Exemption
- QLD First Home Concession (transfer duty)
- Queensland Bond Loan
- NSW Rentstart Bond Loan
- Public Housing (state social housing)
- Queensland Pensioner Rates Subsidy
Energy & utilities
14 energy & utilities programmes12 more energy & utilities programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- NSW Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA)
- VIC Annual Electricity Concession
- QLD Electricity Rebate
- SA Cost of Living Concession
- ACT Utilities Concession
- TAS Annual Electricity Concession
- WA Energy Concession Extension Scheme
- Cheaper Home Batteries Program
- NSW Family Energy Rebate
- Utility Relief Grant Scheme (Victoria)
- NSW Life Support Energy Rebate
- Queensland Home Energy Emergency Assistance Scheme
Health & care
11 health & care programmes9 more health & care programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Transport
6 transport programmes4 more transport programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Family & children
6 family & children programmes4 more family & children programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Tax relief
5 tax relief programmes3 more tax relief programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Work & employment
3 work & employment programmes1 more work & employment programmes is on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Business & self-employment
2 business & self-employment programmesRegions covered: Australian Capital Territory · New South Wales · Northern Territory · Queensland · South Australia · Tasmania · Victoria · Western Australia. City and regional schemes are the ones people miss most — if yours isn't listed, the national programmes above still apply.