Asset types
Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.
Real estate assets
Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
Employment income reporting
You must tell us the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.
Supporting documents for Youth Allowance
When claiming Youth Allowance there’s information and documents you’ll need to complete your claim.
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.
Help in your language
We can help you with translated information or you can talk to a service officer who speaks your language.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
Study loads for Austudy and Youth Allowance
Most people need to study full time to get Austudy or Youth Allowance. To work out if you’re a full time student you need to know your study load.