- ABSTUDY
- High school, university or other higher education students
ABSTUDY for part time higher education
There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students doing an approved course part time.
Real estate income
This is lease or rent money you get from a property you own. It counts in your income test.
- Dependent or independent
- Permanent independence
Independent for ABSTUDY if you’re married or in a registered relationship
You may be independent if you are or were married, or in a registered relationship.
- Centrepay
- How to use it
Set up Centrepay deductions
You can set up your own Centrepay deductions. Once you’ve arranged a Centrepay deduction, we pay the business for you, out of your Centrelink payment.
- Centrepay
- What Centrepay is
Paying bills using Centrepay
You can use the Centrepay bill paying service to pay any business registered to accept Centrepay as a payment method.
- Asset types
- Gifting
What gifts we include in income and assets tests
We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.
Asset hardship provisions
We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.
- Dependent or independent
- Permanent independence
Independent for ABSTUDY if you’re an orphan
You may be independent if you’re an orphan.
- Top payments
- ABSTUDY School Term Allowance
How to claim ABSTUDY School Term Allowance
Complete the steps on this page to claim ABSTUDY School Term Allowance. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Family Tax Benefit
- What can affect your payment
Family Tax Benefit when your child is 16 to 19 and stops full time study or school
If your child turns 16 and stops studying full time or going to school after they turn 16, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) may change.