Most useful information for retraining

1. Prove your identity
2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink using your Digital ID

How to prove who you are to Centrelink using your Digital ID.

Directors fees

Directors fees count towards your income test. They can affect your Centrelink payment.

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

Partner Income Test for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

If you’re independent and you have a partner, we assess their gross income too. This is the income they get before any deductions, like tax.

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

What the parental means test is for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

We assess your parents’ or guardians’ income when you claim Youth Allowance as a dependent student or Australian Apprentice.

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.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Reviewable independence

Independent for Youth Allowance if you’re a refugee

If you’re a refugee and your parents don’t live in Australia, you may be independent for Youth Allowance.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Reviewable independence

Independent for Youth Allowance if your parents can’t take care of you

If your parents can’t take care of you, you may be independent.