Money and Youth Allowance
Centrelink School Leavers Resource Kit
(The following information is from the Centrelink School Leavers Resource Kit):
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Find out what support you can get from Centrelink to help steer you to success.
Whatever adventure you’re going on after school, you’ll want to be ready for the journey. Just like the scouts say, it pays to be prepared.
Centrelink has payments for students and trainees to help you with the costs of doing uni, TAFE or an apprenticeship.
If you’re doing full-time study or an Australian Apprenticeship, you might get Youth Allowance as a student. If you’re an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student or full time Australian Apprentice, you might get ABSTUDY.
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If you’re looking for work after school, maybe including part-time study, you might get Youth Allowance as a job seeker.
See what payments and services you can get using the Payment and Service Finder. You can even get an estimate of how much your fortnightly payment could be. To get an estimate, you’ll need to enter in information like your parents’ income and where you’ll be living.
Even if you’re not quite sure what course you’ll do next year, apply early. You can apply up to 13 weeks before your course starts. This way you’re more likely to have your payment when you need it.
This PDF presentation gives you an overview of the Centrelink services and payments you may be eligible for. To help explain the information, there are videos in the slides and notes underneath them.