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. Education
2. School

Starting primary school

Learn about payments and services that can support you when your child starts primary school.

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. Family Tax Benefit

How to balance your payment for Family Tax Benefit

We compare your income estimate with your actual income at the end of each financial year. This is how we check you got the right amount.

1. Top payments
2. Centrepay

Centrepay is changing

We’re updating Centrepay so it works better for you. You can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.

1. Top payments
2. Student Start-up Loan

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.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

How much Parenting Payment you can get

How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

Who can get Parenting Payment

You must meet certain criteria to get Parenting Payment.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. When you’ll get your first payment

Income maintenance period

This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.

1. Top payments
2. Family Tax Benefit

How much Family Tax Benefit you can get

How much Family Tax Benefit (FTB) you may get.