Most useful information for retraining

1. Employment income reporting
2. If you have other types of income

Employment income reporting if you’re self employed

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.

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

Community or disability housing rent type for Rent Assistance

If you lease or rent from a community or disability housing provider, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under this rent type.

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

Financial Information Service live webinars

We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.

1. Income and assets tests
2. Income

Employment income

This is pay you get for work you've done for an employer.

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.

1. Top payments
2. Student Start-up Loan

How to apply for a Student Start-up Loan

You can apply for the Student Start-up Loan if you're claiming or already getting a student payment.

1. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
2. Who can get it

Meet some of our students - student profiles

We have 7 common student profiles. See if any of these match your situation.

1. Rent Assistance
2. What you need to do

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.

1. Top payments
2. Tertiary Access Payment

What you need to do after you claim Tertiary Access Payment

You may need to confirm your study details, update your address details and tell us when your circumstances change.

Employment income reporting if you’re employed

If you work for an employer, you must tell us the gross income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.