Top payments for higher education

1. Top payments
2. Austudy

How to manage your Austudy payment

Your options and obligations for Austudy.

1. Student Start-up Loan
2. Who can get it

Student Start-up Loan periods and payments

There are 2 loan periods each calendar year.

1. Higher education
2. Starting

Resources you can use when you’re starting higher education

Find out about services and resources you can use when taking the leap to further study.

What the personal income test for ABSTUDY Living Allowance and School Fees Allowance higher rate is

We use the ABSTUDY personal income test if you’re 16 or older, or an independent Australian Apprentice.

1. ABSTUDY Living Allowance
2. How to claim

Claiming ABSTUDY Living Allowance as a secondary or primary student

Complete the following steps to claim ABSTUDY Living Allowance as a secondary or primary school student. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Higher education
2. Top payments

ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance at home rate

Help with the cost of public school fees for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students living at home.

1. Higher education
2. Most useful information

ABSTUDY - Additional information form (SY023)

Use this form to provide additional information to assess your eligibility for ABSTUDY.

1. ABSTUDY Living Allowance
2. How much you can get

Higher rates of ABSTUDY Living Allowance when living away from home

You may get a higher rate of ABSTUDY if you need to live away from home to study or do your Australian Apprenticeship.

1. Student Start-up Loan
2. Who can get it

Study rules for a Student Start-up Loan

To get a Student Start-up Loan you need to meet the study rules.

1. How much you can get
2. Income and assets tests

Partner Income Test for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

If you’re independent and you have a partner, we assess their gross income too. This is the income they get before any deductions, like tax.