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Centrelink online account help - Update your study details
Instructions on how to update your study details for Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY, Tertiary Access Payment and Pensioner Education Supplement using your Centrelink online account.
- Contact us
- How to get more information from us
Explanations and formal reviews
Find out what you can do if you want more information or disagree with a decision we've made.
- Dependent or independent
- Reviewable independence
Independent for Youth Allowance (students) when in certain education or employment
If you're 18 or older and in certain education or employment circumstances, you may be independent for Youth Allowance.
- Income and assets tests
- What the parental means test is
What the Parental income test is for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices
We use the parental income test to assess your parents’ or guardians’ income for Youth Allowance. It’s part of the parental means test.
Annual parental income reassessment
If you’re dependent and get Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, we may need your parents’ or guardians’ income details each year.
Proving your identity online for Centrelink
How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.
Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.
- Housing
- Moving house
Transitioning out of state care
Find help if you’re transitioning out of state or foster care.
- Fares Allowance
- Who can get it
Fares Allowance if you study by distance and online
You may get Fares Allowance to attend compulsory activities for your study.
Private trusts and companies
If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.