Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.
Payment choices for FTB
You can choose how you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) if you claim it fortnightly.
ABSTUDY for full time higher education study
There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students doing an approved higher education course full time.
Financial investments
The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.
Who can get Tertiary Access Payment
To get the Tertiary Access Payment, you need to meet some rules.
How to balance your payment for Family Tax Benefit
We compare your income estimate with your actual income at the end of each financial year. This is how we check you got the right amount.
Education Entry Payment
A once a year payment made when you start study if you get certain income support from us.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
Unreasonable to live at home statement by parents or guardians form (SY016)
Use this form if your child has applied as an independent person for Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY under the unreasonable to live at home guidelines.
When gifting exceptions apply
We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.