Social Welfare and Mobile Phone

They may just want to confirm that they have the correct number for you on their system, which might include a confirmation text.

To sign you up for myGovt, which requires a text for 2-factor authentication.

they want to know if the covid vaccine improved your reception any bit

I'm guessing this is not a review but Jobseekers Certification Declaration 🤔

So I'll respond as if it is .

This is for those who transition from PUP to JSB ,this happened automatically without attending intero center which would be normal practice and involve signing a Declaration.

If you don't have a PSC your asked to bring your Phone, ID, POA , the phone is required to send verification text, if you have a PSC you don't have to bring the rest, but I would anyway.

In essence its to verify your number and advise you , you'll need to get a PSC and if not done already, set up a mywelfare account, you'll then be offered the option of a monthly signing on through mywelfare or attend an intero once a month to sign.