How much Youth Allowance for students and apprentices you can get
We use income and assets tests to work out how much Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices you can get. These are the maximum rates.
Who can get Youth Allowance for students and apprentices
Check if you're eligible to get Youth Allowance as a student or an Australian Apprentice.
How much Austudy you can get
The amount of Austudy you get depends on how much you earn.
What the Student Start up Loan is
The Student Start-up Loan is a voluntary $1,321 loan for eligible students who get Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY Living Allowance.
Study loads for Austudy and Youth Allowance
Most people need to study full time to get Austudy or Youth Allowance. To work out if you’re a full time student you need to know your study load.
Terms and conditions for electronic messaging
If you give us your mobile number or email address, you may get electronic messages from us.
Meet some of our students - student profiles
We have 7 common student profiles. See if any of these match your situation.
Who can get Fares Allowance
You must be a tertiary student living away from home to study to get Fares Allowance.
ABSTUDY request for private board providers details form (SY115)
Use this form to provide private board providers details for an ABSTUDY secondary student who is living away from home and boarding privately.
What you need to do after you claim Tertiary Access Payment
You may need to confirm your study details, update your address details and tell us when your circumstances change.