You still need to meet all other eligibility criteria for your TAP claim.
You may be exempt from providing your parental income if you meet one of the below criteria:
- you’re unable to live at home due to extreme circumstances
- you’re an orphan
- your parents can’t look after you
- you’re a refugee
- you’re in state care
- you’ve been in prison for 6 months or more
- you’re 22 years or older.
Or, you may be exempt if one of these apply to you:
- you have or had a child
- you’re caring for someone else’s child.
If you’re an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, you may also be exempt for either of these reasons:
- you have adult status in a traditional community
- you’ve returned to live in an Indigenous community after being adopted or fostered by a non-Indigenous family for more than 2 years.