Real estate assets
Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.
Independent for Youth Allowance if it’s unreasonable for you to live at home
If you’re unable to live at home with either of your parents due to extreme circumstances, you may be independent.
Concession and health care cards
Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.
Income from self employment
If you’re self employed you need to tell us about your business income. This is so we can pay you the right amount. You also need to tell us if this changes.
Income tests for Austudy
We use income tests to see if you’re eligible for Austudy and work out how much you’ll get.
Unreasonable to live at home statement by parents or guardians form (SY016)
Use this form if your child has applied as an independent person for Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY under the unreasonable to live at home guidelines.
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.
Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.
Scheduled reporting
If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.
How to contact the Financial Information Service
We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.