Most viewed payments for Higher education

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

1. Rent Assistance
2. Who can get it

Rent types for Rent Assistance

Rent is an amount you pay to live in accommodation someone else owns. There are different types of rent that apply if you get Rent Assistance.

1. Austudy
2. Who can get it

Allowable time for Austudy

Allowable time is how long you can get Austudy while you’re studying.

1. Top payments
2. Student Start-up Loan

What the Student Start up Loan is

The Student Start-up Loan is a voluntary $1,321 loan for eligible students who get Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY Living Allowance.

Distance and online education

If you study by distance education, you need to do an approved course with an approved education provider.

Explanation or formal review of a decision form (SS351)

Use this form to ask for an explanation or formal review of a decision.

1. Youth Allowance
2. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices

How to report and manage your Youth Allowance for students and apprentices payment

There are things you need to do while you’re getting Youth Allowance as a student or an Australian Apprentice.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. What your commitments are

Working while you get Disability Support Pension (DSP)

You may be able to work and still get Disability Support Pension (DSP).

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

Change of circumstances while getting Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices

You must tell us if things change when you’re getting Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices as it may affect your payment.

1. Youth Allowance
2. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices

When you'll get your first Youth Allowance for students and apprentices payment

Your study circumstances can affect when you’ll get your first payment.