Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.
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- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Update your study details
Instructions on how to update your study details for Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY, Tertiary Access Payment and Pensioner Education Supplement using your Centrelink online account.
Payment and Service Finder
An online tool to see what payments and services you may be eligible for.
- Disability Support Pension
- How much you can get
Overdrawn bank account
You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.
- Family Tax Benefit
- What can affect your payment
Healthy Start for School health check
If your child is turning 4, they may need to have a health check. If they don’t, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A rate may reduce.
- Top payments
- ABSTUDY School Term Allowance
How to claim ABSTUDY School Term Allowance
Complete the steps on this page to claim ABSTUDY School Term Allowance. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Top payments
- Tertiary Access Payment
How much Tertiary Access Payment you can get
The Tertiary Access Payment is a payment of $3,000 or $5,000. How much you can get depends on where your family home is located.
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.
Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments if you were partnered during the financial year
If you had a partner during the financial year, these examples can help you work out what to do so we can balance your payments.
Employment income reporting if you’re employed
If you work for an employer, you must tell us the gross income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.