Most useful information for retraining

Residence rules for Youth Allowance

To be eligible for Youth Allowance you must meet the residence rules.

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.

1. Income and assets tests
2. 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.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance

Housing if you’re 25 or younger rent type for Rent Assistance

If you’re 25 or younger and you pay rent, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under this rent type.

Income streams

These are regular payments made from your superannuation fund or purchased using either superannuation money or savings.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Aged care request for a nominee for Department of Veterans’ Affairs customers form (AC019)

Use this form to choose another person or organisation to deal with us on your behalf for aged care costs if you’re a Department of Veterans’ Affairs customer.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Medicare Compensation Recovery Third party authority form (MO021)

Use this form to give us permission to release your compensation information and to give permission to a third party to sign relevant documentation on your behalf.

1. Top payments
2. Austudy

How much Austudy you can get

The amount of Austudy you get depends on how much you earn.

1. Top payments
2. Austudy

How to claim Austudy

Complete the following steps to claim Austudy. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Top payments
2. Austudy

How to manage your Austudy payment

Your options and obligations for Austudy.