Aussie mum reveals she 'makes' $4,124 a month from Centrelink - and has a blunt message for her critics

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A Melbourne mum has sparked a fiery debate after revealing how much she makes from Centrelink.

Published: 03:33 GMT, 10 November 2026 | Updated: 03:51 GMT, 10 November 2026

A Melbourne mother of three has hit back at critics who accused her of getting a better deal than working families after she revealed she 'makes' more than $4,000 from Centrelink in a month.

Jenn, a former copywriter, said she began receiving Centrelink payments in recent months after being made redundant last year.

She said she shared her household income to show what government support looks like for a single parent raising three children.

'Here's how much I make as a single stay-at-home mum on Centrelink,' she said in a video posted to social media.

Jenn said she receives $2,075 a month in single-parent payments and $1,333 in Family Tax Benefit Part A.

She also receives $432 in rent assistance and $384 in Family Tax Benefit Part B, along with a $60 pension supplement, a $24 energy supplement and a $14 pharmaceutical allowance.

'So my total income for the month from Centrelink was $4,124, which in this day and age, in this economy with three kids, is not a lot of money,' Jenn said in the video.

'I would love to at least increase my income to a livable wage so that I could afford clothes for my kids and increase our standard of living.'

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