How much Youth Allowance for students and apprentices you can get
We use income and assets tests to work out how much Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices you can get. These are the maximum rates.
When you'll get your first Youth Allowance for students and apprentices payment
Your study circumstances can affect when you’ll get your first payment.
Maintenance income test for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices
Maintenance income your parents or guardians get may affect your payment.
Trust reviews
How we check that you correctly report the income you receive from a trust.
How compensation affects payments
Compensation can affect your Centrelink payments. Some similar types of payments can affect you too.
FIS compensation video
Watch this video to learn about how FIS can help you if you get compensation in a lump sum.
Income from self employment
If you’re self employed you need to tell us about your business income. This is so we can pay you the right amount. You also need to tell us if this changes.
Centrelink online account help - Manage your income and assets details
Instructions to update your income and assets details using your Centrelink online account.
Study loads for Austudy and Youth Allowance
Most people need to study full time to get Austudy or Youth Allowance. To work out if you’re a full time student you need to know your study load.
Meet some of our students - student profiles
We have 7 common student profiles. See if any of these match your situation.