Most useful information for housing

1. Essential Medical Equipment Payment
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment

We need to know if your circumstances change when you get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP). You have 14 days to tell us.

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. How to report and manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get JobSeeker Payment

You need to tell us if your circumstances change as it can affect your JobSeeker Payment.

Change of circumstances if you get ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance at home rate

You need to tell us if your circumstances change when you get ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance at home rate.

1. ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance higher rate
2. How to manage your allowance

Change of circumstances if you get ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance higher rate

You need to tell us if your circumstances change when you get ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance higher rate.

1. Special Benefit
2. How to claim

Supporting documents for Special Benefit

When you claim Special Benefit, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.

Permanent independence for ABSTUDY

If you’re 22 or older we’ll treat you as permanently independent. We may also do this in certain circumstances.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Permanent independence

Independent for ABSTUDY if you’re an orphan

You may be independent if you’re an orphan.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Permanent independence

Independent for ABSTUDY if you have special adult status

You may be independent if you have special adult status through a traditional coming of age ceremony.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Permanent independence

Independent for ABSTUDY if you have or had a dependent child

You may be independent if you have or had a dependent child.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Permanent independence

Independent for ABSTUDY if you’re in lawful custody for 6 months or more

You may be independent if you spent 6 months or more in lawful custody.