- Top payments
- Financial Information Service
How to contact the Financial Information Service
We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.
- Asset types
- Gifting
What gifts we include in income and assets tests
We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.
Gifting
If you give away your income or assets, they may still count towards your income and assets tests. This also applies if you sell them for less than they’re worth.
Approved courses and education providers
You must study an approved course at an approved education provider to get Youth Allowance, Austudy, or Pensioner Education Supplement.
- Top payments
- Austudy
How much Austudy you can get
The amount of Austudy you get depends on how much you earn.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
Income from outside Australia
Income you get from outside Australia can count in your income test.
- Asset types
- Gifting
When gifting exceptions apply
We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.
- Austudy
- Who can get it
Income tests for Austudy
We use income tests to see if you’re eligible for Austudy and work out how much you’ll get.
- Relocation Scholarship
- Who can get it
Family home location for a Relocation Scholarship
Where your family home is determines if you can get a Relocation Scholarship and your payment rate in your second and third years of study.