Most useful information for Retraining

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Rent Assistance

The travel rules for your main payment affect your Rent Assistance when you travel outside Australia.

1. Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
2. How to report and manage your payment

Youth Allowance for students and apprentices if you travel outside Australia

There are rules about when you can get Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices when you travel outside Australia.

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.

1. Income and assets tests
2. Income

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.

Online review of study details

We may send a letter to your myGov inbox asking you to do an online review of your study details.

Vocational Education and Training - VET Student Loans

Eligible students can get a VET Student Loan (VSL) to access higher level VET qualifications.

1. Asset types
2. Private trusts and companies

Trust reviews

How we check that you correctly report the income you receive from a trust.

Residence rules for Youth Allowance

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

1. Student Start-up Loan
2. Who can get it

Student Start-up Loan approved courses

You must be studying a Student Start-up Loan approved course to be eligible for the loan.

1. Student Start-up Loan
2. Who can get it

Student Start-up Loan periods and payments

There are 2 loan periods each calendar year.