Easter holidays and Anzac day mean that your Centrelink reporting and payment dates may change. Here are the main dates you need to know:
Office and call centre closures
Centrelink service centres (and most call centres) will close for the Easter and Anzac holidays as follows:
- Good Friday, Friday 18 April 2025
- Easter Monday, Monday 21 April 2025
- Anzac Day Friday, Friday 25 April 2025.
Reporting and payment dates may also change and you may be required to report early.
Your Centrelink online account also shows the new reporting date for the Easter and Anzac Day reporting period, as does the following table:
| Normal reporting date | New reporting date | Revised payment date | Next payment date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 15 April 2025 | Monday 14 April 2025 | Wednesday 16 April 2025 | Thursday 1 May 2025 |
| Wednesday 16 April 2025 | Tuesday 15 April 2025 | Thursday 17 April 2025 | Friday 2 May 2025 |
| Thursday 17 April 2025 | Tuesday 15 April 2025 | Thursday 17 April 2025 | Monday 5 May 2025 |
| Friday 18 April 2025 | Wednesday 16 April 2025 | Tuesday 22 April 2025 | Tuesday 6 May 2025 |
| Monday 21 April 2025 | Thursday 17 April 2025 | Wednesday 23 April 2025 | Wednesday 7 May 2025 |
| Wednesday 23 April 2025 | Tuesday 22 April 2025 | Thursday 24 April 2025 | Friday 9 May 2025 |
| Thursday 24 April 2025 | Wednesday 23 April 2025 | Monday 28 April 2025 | Monday 12 May 2025 |
| Friday 25 April 2025 | Thursday 24 April 2025 | Tuesday 29 April 2025 | Tuesday 13 May 2025 |
The Customer Services Team at Retirement Essentials will be on deck with the exception of the public holidays on Good Friday and Easter Monday, and Anzac Day.
If you have to report
The following information is an edited summary of information provided by Services Australia.
If the dates you need to report to Centrelink have changed due to public holidays, you must report on your new reporting date to ensure payment.
If reporting early, you’ll need to include what you expect to be paid for that reporting period. You must also do this for any other changes that may affect your payment. (If you make a mistake, you can correct your report within 14 days, or when you next report.)
Services Australia also notes:
You can also choose to report after your reporting period if:
- you’re unsure of your employment income
- there are changes to your circumstances during your reporting period.
You can report once you know your employment income or the changes to your circumstances, in which case you will be paid after you report.
If you don’t have to report
If you don’t have to report to get your payment, your normal payment may be paid early.
How can we help you?
Circumstances vary enormously for older Australians. The majority of retirees and pre-retirees will need to interact with government services well before they retire. Retirement Essentials provides a suite of affordable, bite-sized advice consultations for such members. Here’s some of what we can do for you in a guided review of your income possibilities:
- Maximising your entitlements – Assess any changes you might be able to make to maximise your Centrelink entitlements.
- Retirement Forecasting – Compare two scenarios of how your assets and income will look during your retirement journey.
- Understanding more about super – Assess the options to help make your super work better for you).
- Retirement Health Check – Identify opportunities to ensure your savings are on track to live your best possible retirement.
- Understand impacts of your home mortgage – look at the benefits of repaying or maintaining your mortgage in retirement.
