Most useful information for retraining

Liquid assets waiting period

The liquid assets waiting period is between one and 13 weeks.

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Rent Assistance

The travel rules for your main payment affect your Rent Assistance when you travel outside Australia.

1. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
2. How to report and manage your payment

Youth Allowance for students and apprentices if you travel outside Australia

There are rules about when you can get Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices when you travel outside Australia.

Parental Leave Pay counted as income

We treat Parental Leave Pay as taxable income. This means it counts in your income test for payments from us.

1. Asset types
2. Private trusts and companies

Trust reviews

How we check that you correctly report the income you receive from a trust.

Military invalidity pensions as an income stream

We assess military invalidity pension payments as income streams.

1. Relocation Scholarship
2. Who can get it

Relocation Scholarship for independent students

To get a Relocation Scholarship as an independent student you must have a special reason.

1. Relocation Scholarship
2. Who can get it

Family home location for a Relocation Scholarship

Where your family home is determines if you can get a Relocation Scholarship and your payment rate in your second and third years of study.

1. Relocation Scholarship
2. What are the study rules and courses

Study rules for a Relocation Scholarship

You must be studying in a full time approved scholarship course.

1. Relocation Scholarship
2. Who can get it

Relocation Scholarship after you turn 22

Most people won’t qualify for a Relocation Scholarship after they turn 22.