Tertiary Access Payment

A payment to help students with the cost of moving from regional or remote areas for tertiary study.

Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) eligibility changes

First year tertiary students who finished Year 12 or equivalent before 2024, may now qualify for TAP. You can claim from mid June. Read more about who can get TAP.

The Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) is a one off payment of up to $5,000. It’s to help eligible students with the cost of moving to study. This is for study after you’ve finished year 12 or equivalent.

To get the payment you must move from a regional or remote area for tertiary study.

Regional areas are places that aren’t in or near a major city. You can check if your family home is in a regional or remote area using the Student Regional Area Search.

You can still claim TAP if you get ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance or Relocation Scholarship in your first year of study.

Read more about who can get it.

Page last updated: 21 February 2025.
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