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What the Student Start up Loan is

The Student Start-up Loan is a voluntary $1,349 loan for eligible students who get Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY Living Allowance.

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

ABSTUDY Additional Incidentals Allowance

You may get ABSTUDY Additional Incidentals Allowance if you have high essential course costs.

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

ABSTUDY Living Allowance maximum rates for dependent students and Australian Apprentices

These payment rates are only a guide. They're for full time and approved concessional study load students and apprentices.

  1. Top payments
  2. ABSTUDY Incidentals Allowance

How much ABSTUDY Incidentals Allowance you can get

The amount of ABSTUDY Incidentals Allowance you can get depends on how long your course, apprenticeship or traineeship is each year.

  1. Austudy
  2. How to claim

Supporting documents for Austudy

When claiming Austudy there’s information and documents you’ll need to complete your claim.

  1. ABSTUDY Incidentals Allowance
  2. How to claim

Claiming ABSTUDY Additional Incidentals Allowance

Complete the following steps to claim ABSTUDY Additional Incidentals Allowance. Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. Top payments
  2. ABSTUDY Living Allowance

Who can get ABSTUDY Living Allowance

You can get ABSTUDY Living Allowance if you’re an eligible student or Australian Apprentice.

  1. Top payments
  2. Fares Allowance

What we pay Fares Allowance for

If you’re eligible, you can get Fares Allowance for the following situations.

  1. Top payments
  2. Pensioner Education Supplement

How much Pensioner Education Supplement you can get

Depending on your circumstances, there are 2 different rates of Pensioner Education Supplement you can get.

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

What the personal income test is for Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices

We check your personal income to see if you’re eligible for Youth Allowance and work out how much you’ll get.

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