ABSTUDY for children living away from home to go to school
There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who need to live away from home for school.
Parent or Guardian details - for the BASE tax year and CURRENT tax year for dependent Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY customers form (MOD JY)
Use this form to provide income details of a parent or guardian if you are a dependent claiming or receiving Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY.
Unreasonable to live at home statement by independent third party form (SY017)
Use this form if you have been nominated by a young person applying for Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY to comment on their family situation.
Who can get Assistance for Isolated Children
Your child must live in an approved living arrangement to qualify for Assistance for Isolated Children payments.
Unreasonable to live at home statement by young person form (SY015)
Use this form if you're getting or have claimed Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, and you're applying as an independent person under the unreasonable to live at home guidelines.
Unreasonable to live at home form (MOD Y)
Use this form if your personal circumstances make it unreasonable for you to live at home and you’re claiming Disability Support Pension.
Start or end group payment arrangement form (SS270)
Use this form to start or end your payment going to an organisation approved for group payment arrangements, such as an aged care home, hospital or hostel.
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.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
How much Education Entry Payment you can get
Education Entry Payment (EdEP) is a one off payment of $208 a year.