Centrelink provides payments and information and services to help young people between 15 and 24 years of age continue education and training , such as Youth Allowance and ABSTUDY.
The rules you need to meet to get Youth Allowance as a job seeker depend on your situation. You must be between 16 and 21 and meet both of these: residence rules.
A young person aged 15 years old may qualify for YA if they are independent and have reached the minimum school leaver age in their state/territory. Dependent young people undertaking full-time secondary study are NOT considered to be of YA age until they turn 18, unless they: are independent.
To get Youth Allowance as a student or an Australian Apprentice you must be one of the following: 18 to 24 and studying full time. 16 to 24 and doing a full time Australian Apprenticeship.
JobSeeker Payment is financial help if you're between 22 and Age Pension age. You can get it while you're unemployed and looking for work, or doing approved activities to find a job. It's also for when you're sick or injured and can't do your usual work or study.
You can get the loan up to 2 times a year, once each loan period. Loans are tax free and you don't need to declare them to us as income for your regular student payment. You have to pay back the loan once you start earning a certain amount of income.
Your child turning 18 or stopping school may affect Family Tax Benefit (FTB), child support and their eligibility for payment. When your child turns 19, your eligibility for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) stops.
On 1 December 2022, a one-off $4,000 income credit was added to the Work Bonus income bank of those at least pension age and in receipt of an Age Pension, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment or certain Veterans entitlement. Prior to 1 December 2022, the Work Bonus income bank was capped at $7,800.
We pay FTB Part B per family, generally for the youngest child. If you're a member of a couple, FTB Part B stops when your child turns 13. It may continue until the end of the calendar year they turn 18 if you're one of the following, a: single parent.
Your child may be eligible for their own payment when they turn 16 or 18. Some of these links will take you away from myGov. For students and apprentices who are 24 or younger. ABSTUDY is a group of payments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices.
If you need to repay money, we'll always send you a letter. The letter will show how much you were overpaid and explain why you owe money. The letter will also include a due date when you need to start repaying the money. We send this in the post or online to your myGov Inbox.
A payment to help students with the cost of moving from regional or remote areas for tertiary study. The Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) is a one off payment of up to $5,000. It's to help eligible students with the cost of moving to study.
Full time study. You're studying full time if you're doing 75% or more of your course's full time study load. We work this out using one of the following: your Equivalent Full Time Study Load (EFTSL) your credit points.
Explanation: As full-time study is a minimum of 20 contact hours per week, a student needs to do only 15 contact hours per week, that is, 75% of a full-time workload, to qualify as a full-time student under Austudy.
The Cost of Living Payment is a $250 one-off payment to help with the cost of living. The Cost of Living Payment is not taxable, and you don't need to report it as income.
If you're dependent, the parental income test will also apply. If you're younger than 18 and dependent, your parent or guardian will usually get the payment. If you're a dependant, we'll ask for details of your parents' taxable income in September or October each year.
We deliver Centrelink social security payments and services to Australians. Find out about payments and services, setting up online accounts and claiming. If you get a payment, you'll have some regular commitments you need to meet.
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.
Registration papers with your name, address and proof of payment. Foreign birth, marriage or education certificate. Driver licence, national identity card or a lapsed passport. A photo ID card issued by the Commonwealth, state or territory in your name.