Parental Leave Pay counted as income
We treat Parental Leave Pay as taxable income. This means it counts in your income test for payments from us.
Seasonal work preclusion period
This applies if you or your partner finished seasonal, contract or intermittent work within 6 months of submitting your claim.
- Rent Assistance
- What you need to do
Review of your details when you get Rent Assistance
We may ask you to check that your rent or accommodation details are up to date to make sure you’re getting the right amount of Rent Assistance.
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.
- Top payments
- Austudy
When you’ll get your first Austudy payment
There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first Austudy payment.
- Austudy
- Who can get it
Income tests for Austudy
We use income tests to see if you’re eligible for Austudy and work out how much you’ll get.
- Austudy
- Who can get it
Allowable time for Austudy
Allowable time is how long you can get Austudy while you’re studying.
Asset hardship provisions
We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
- How much you can get
Higher rates of Youth Allowance when living away from home - students and Australian Apprentices
You may get a higher rate of Youth Allowance if you need to live away from your parents' home. This can be to study, or do your Australian Apprenticeship.
- Housing
- Most useful information
Information you need to know about reporting employment and using the Earnings Worksheet form (SU505(i))
Information about how your payment is affected by income from full time, part time or casual employment and what other assistance we may also provide.