- Tertiary Access Payment
- Who can get it
Residence rules for the Tertiary Access Payment
To be eligible for the Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) you must meet the residence rules.
- How much you can get
- Income and assets tests
What the personal income test is for Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
We check your personal income to see if you’re eligible for Youth Allowance and work out how much you’ll get.
- Growing up
- Most useful information
Adopting a child
We have a range of payments and services to help parents care for their newly adopted child.
- Managing your money
- Centrelink debts and overpayments
When you can pause your debt repayments
You can pause your repayments if you’re affected by a crisis, disaster, emergency event or financial hardship.
- Moving to Australia
- Migrating
Support for Ukrainian nationals in Australia
If you have been affected by the conflict in Ukraine, we can help you with payments and support while you’re in Australia.
- Top payments
- ABSTUDY
ABSTUDY for high school, university or other higher education students
There’s ABSTUDY support available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in high school or higher education. This includes masters and doctorate study.
- Child health and safety
- Wellbeing
Support for foster carers and other non-parent carers
We support foster carers, grandparents, kinship carers and informal carers who provide ongoing care for a child.
- Top payments
- Child Disability Assistance Payment
How to get Child Disability Assistance Payment
You don’t need to claim for Child Disability Assistance Payment. If you’re eligible, we’ll pay it straight into your bank account.
- Youth Allowance for job seekers
- When to claim
Starting your claim for Youth Allowance for job seekers
You can start your claim for Youth Allowance for job seekers payment up to 13 weeks before your circumstances change.
- ABSTUDY
- High school, university or other higher education students
ABSTUDY for high school study
There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in secondary school.