Who can get it

You must meet all of these rules to get this payment. You:

• are a dependent student or an independent student for a special reason
• study in a specific place
• meet the study rules
• get at least $1 each fortnight of Youth Allowance as a student or ABSTUDY Living Allowance.

Your income

If you’re an ABSTUDY student but you don’t get any ABSTUDY Living Allowance each fortnight, you may still be eligible. This is if you get 1 or both of these payments from us:

• Energy Supplement
• Youth Disability Supplement.

Your place of study

You meet the rule to study in a specific place if you do 1 of the following:

• move to or from a regional or remote area in Australia to study
• do approved study overseas for your Australian course
• do an approved regional placement.

Don’t forget to tell us if you move, so we can update your details.

You can't get it

You can’t get this payment if any of the following apply:

• you don’t get Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY
• you get ABSTUDY Incidentals Allowance but you don’t get an ABSTUDY payment each fortnight
• your family home and your place of study are both in a major city when you start studying
• you’re eligible for an Indigenous Student Success Program scholarship from the Department of National Indigenous Australians Agency
• you get a Relocation Scholarship from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

You also can’t get it if you live on campus and get ABSTUDY Residential Costs Option. This applies unless you got the offer to live on campus after we paid your scholarship.