Top payments for apprenticeship

1. Education
2. Apprenticeship

Ending your apprenticeship or traineeship

If you’re ending your apprenticeship or traineeship, we have support to help you decide what to do next.

How to get reminders to report income to Centrelink

If you have to report your income each fortnight, we’ll send you an SMS reminder on the day your report is due.

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

Unscheduled reporting

If your employment income changes, you need to tell us within 14 days. We call this unscheduled reporting, as it can happen any time.

1. Higher education
2. Top payments

ABSTUDY Pensioner Education Supplement

ABSTUDY Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) is a regular extra payment to help with your study costs if you get certain payments.

1. ABSTUDY
2. High school, university or other higher education students

ABSTUDY for masters or doctorate study

There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students doing a masters or doctorate.

Parental Leave Pay counted as income

We treat Parental Leave Pay as taxable income. This means it counts in your income test for payments from us.

1. Working
2. Most useful information

Earnings Worksheet form (SU505)

Use this form to work out your gross earnings for your entitlement period and report them to us.

1. Dependent or independent
2. Permanent independence

Independent for Youth Allowance if you’re in a de facto relationship

You may be independent for Youth Allowance if you’ve been in a de facto relationship for at least 12 months or 6 months in special circumstances.

1. Top payments
2. Income Bank

Who has an Income Bank

You have an Income Bank if you get a certain payment.

Vocational Education and Training - VET Student Loans

Eligible students can get a VET Student Loan (VSL) to access higher level VET qualifications.