Cancelling your payment online
You may be able to cancel your own payment online. This means you don’t need to visit a service centre or call us.
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- Centrelink online account help guides
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.
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Study details form (MOD ST)
Use this form to give us information about your study related activities if you are currently studying, intend to study in the near future, or are no longer studying.
- Separated parents
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Responding to an Objection form (CS4243)
Use this form if we have previously notified you that the other parent or carer in your child support case has submitted an objection to a decision.
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- 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.
- How much you can get
- Income and assets tests
What the parental means test is for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices
We assess your parents’ or guardians’ income when you claim Youth Allowance as a dependent student or Australian Apprentice.
Income from outside Australia
Income you get from outside Australia can count in your income test.
- Youth Allowance
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
How much Youth Allowance for students and apprentices you can get
We use income and assets tests to work out how much Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices you can get. These are the maximum rates.
- Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
- Who can get it
Dependent or independent for Youth Allowance as a student or Australian apprentice
When you apply for Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices, we’ll assess you as being either dependent or independent.
- Permanent independence
- If you’re independent through work
Independent for Youth Allowance through full time work
You may be independent for Youth Allowance if you worked full time. You must have worked an average of 30 hours a week for at least 18 months within any 2 year period.