Most useful information for school

1. Education
2. School

Leaving secondary school

Find information to guide you when you’re leaving or finishing secondary 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. Growing up
2. Most useful information

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.

Exemptions from the newly arrived resident's waiting period

After you arrive in Australia, there can be a waiting period to get some of our payments and concessions. Find out if you may not have to wait this period.

1. Top payments
2. Education Entry Payment

How much Education Entry Payment you can get

Education Entry Payment (EdEP) is a one off payment of $208 a year.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

International bank account form (AUS178)

Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.

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. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

How your percentage of care affects your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments

As part of a care assessment, we consider how often each parent or non-parent carer, cares for a child. This is the percentage of care.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. Who can get it

Family Tax Benefit Part A eligibility

We pay Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A per child. The amount we pay you depends on your family’s circumstances.

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.