How to claim Youth Allowance for students and apprentices
Complete the following steps to claim Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices. Before you start, check if you can get it.
When you'll get your first Youth Allowance for students and apprentices payment
Your study circumstances can affect when you’ll get your first payment.
How much Youth Disability Supplement you can get
How much Youth Disability Supplement you can get depends on how much your main payment is. We pay the supplement with your income support payment fortnightly.
How to manage your Youth Disability Supplement
Your options and obligations when you get this supplement.
Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
If you or your partner earn an income or someone gives you money from any source, you need to let us know.
Higher rates of Youth Allowance when living away from home - students and Australian Apprentices
You may get a higher rate of Youth Allowance if you need to live away from your parents' home. This can be to study, or do your Australian Apprenticeship.
Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.
Change of circumstances when you get ABSTUDY Pensioner Education Supplement
You need to tell us if your circumstances change when you get ABSTUDY Pensioner Education Supplement (PES).
Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals
Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.
Payment and Service Finder
An online tool to see what payments and services you may be eligible for.