How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.
Meet some of our students - student profiles
We have 7 common student profiles. See if any of these match your situation.
When we pre-fill your information
There are some things you need to know about income, Single Touch Payroll (STP) and other details we pre-fill for you.
Retirement village or lifestyle village rent type for rent assistance
Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you’re in retirement living.
Weekly payment option
Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.
Financial Information Service live webinars
We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.
What the Student Start up Loan is
The Student Start-up Loan is a voluntary $1,349 loan for eligible students who get Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY Living Allowance.
Who can get Rent Assistance
You can get Rent Assistance if you get an eligible payment and your eligible accommodation costs are over a certain amount.
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.