Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments
To help you find out what you need to do to balance your family assistance based on your circumstances.
ABSTUDY for students and apprentices in custody
There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices in lawful custody.
Transition to Independent Living Allowance
The Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA) helps if you’ve left or are leaving care. This may be formal care or out-of-home care (OOHC).
How to manage Centrepay
You can choose to manage the Centrepay bill paying service yourself or ask someone to help you.
Parental means test for the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
Under the scheme, only Additional Boarding Allowance is income tested.
Check your bank account balances are up to date
Keeping your income and asset information up to date will ensure you are paid the correct amount from us.
ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance higher rate
Helps pay school and boarding fees for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian students in high school.
Study details form (MOD ST)
Use this form to give us information about your study related activities if you are currently studying, intend to study in the near future, or are no longer studying.
Confirm your study details when getting Tertiary Access Payment
After you claim the Tertiary Access Payment you need to confirm your study details. You need to be studying when you do this, so we can pay you.
What happens if you change how you transfer child support while you get FTB Part A
If you change how you collect child support, it could impact your FTB Part A. It could also impact our ability to recover underpayments of child support.