Most useful information for higher education

1. How to manage your participation requirements
2. Getting a medical certificate

What happens when you give us a medical certificate for Disability Support Pension

We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your participation requirements. This is so you can keep getting Disability Support Pension while you recover.

1. Meeting participation requirements if you’re under 35
2. How to manage your participation requirements

Getting a medical certificate for Disability Support Pension

You may be exempt from meeting your participation requirements for a short time if you’re sick or injured. You’ll need to give us a medical certificate.

1. Austudy
2. Who can get it

Getting a medical certificate for Austudy

You may be able to get an exemption from your Austudy requirements if you give us a medical certificate.

1. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
2. Who can get it

Getting a medical certificate for Youth Allowance for students and apprentices

You may be able to get an exemption from your Youth Allowance study or apprenticeship requirements with a medical certificate.

1. Who can get it
2. Getting a medical certificate

What happens when you give us a medical certificate for Austudy

We use your medical certificate to work out if you can get an exemption from your study requirements for a certain time. This is so you can keep getting Austudy.

1. Who can get it
2. Getting a medical certificate

What happens when you give us a medical certificate for Youth Allowance for students and apprentices

We use your medical certificate to work out if you need an exemption from your full time study or apprenticeship requirements for a certain time. This is so you can keep getting Youth Allowance as a student or an Australian Apprentice.

1. How much you can get
2. Income and assets tests

What the personal assets test is for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

We use assets tests to help work out if you can get Youth Allowance and how much you’ll get.

1. Income and assets tests
2. What the parental means test is

Changes to parental income for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

Changes to your parents’ or guardians' income, and changes to your siblings’ situations can mean your payment rate changes.

1. Income and assets tests
2. What the parental means test is

Maintenance income test for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

Maintenance income your parents or guardians get may affect your payment.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Reviewable independence

Independent for Youth Allowance if you’re an orphan

If you’re an orphan, you may be independent for Youth Allowance.