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.
- Who can get it
- Dependent or independent
Permanent independence for Youth Allowance for students and Australian apprentices
If you’re 22 or older we’ll treat you as permanently independent. We may also do this in certain circumstances.
- 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.
- Top payments
- Financial Information Service
Financial Information Service live webinars
We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.
- Top payments
- 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.
- Youth Allowance
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
How to claim Youth Allowance for students and apprentices
Complete the following steps to claim Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
- 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.
- Rent Assistance
- 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.
- Top payments
- 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.
- Report your income
- Employment income reporting
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.