Most useful information for school

1. ABSTUDY
2. High school, university or other higher education students

ABSTUDY for high school study

There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in secondary school.

1. Top payments
2. ABSTUDY

ABSTUDY for school children living at home

There’s ABSTUDY support available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students attending school and living at home.

1. Top payments
2. ABSTUDY

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.

1. Top payments
2. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme

How to manage your Assistance for Isolated Children payment

Your options and obligations for Assistance for Isolated Children.

1. Centrepay
2. How to use it

Centrepay goods and services

If you get an eligible Centrelink payment, you can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.

1. Top payments
2. Student Start-up Loan

How to manage your Student Start-up Loan

Your options and obligations for a Student Start-up Loan.

Ordinary waiting period

You may have to wait for a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you claim if this applies to you.

1. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
2. What payment you can get and how much

Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme payment types

Your child’s living arrangements determine which allowance or supplement you get under the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Medicare Compensation Recovery Third party authority form (MO021)

Use this form to give us permission to release your compensation information and to give permission to a third party to sign relevant documentation on your behalf.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How to manage your payment

Payment choices for FTB

You can choose how you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) if you claim it fortnightly.