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.
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.
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. The amount you get may change if you or a family member's circumstances change.
When you're independent, your parents' or guardians' income won't affect your payment. You're not independent just because you don't live with your parents or guardians, or they don't support you. If you're 22 or older we'll treat you as permanently independent. We may also do this in certain circumstances.
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.
There is no law that says what age you can leave home.
You can leave home at any age providing you have a safe place to go to. If you leave home and are considered to be in physical or moral danger then the Police or Department of Child Protection & Family Services may become involved.
If you spend equal time living with each parent, we'll assess the income of the parent you ask us to. If you don't live with either parent now, we'll assess the income of the parent you last lived with. If you last lived with both parents, we'll assess the income of the parent you ask us to.
Eligibility rules
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. income test.
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.
The Work Bonus income bank is useful for pensioners who wish to work, particularly those who undertake intermittent or occasional work. Note: from 1 December 2022 to 31 December 2023, a one-off, temporary credit of $4,000 applies to Work Bonus income bank balances.
You'll need to meet all of these: you're between 22 and Age Pension age. you meet residence rules. you meet the income and assets tests.
Yes. If you are a full-time student you can get your payment if you are studying outside Australia as part of a full-time Australian course. You will need to get a statement from UNSW confirming: that you will remain enrolled with your Australian educational institution.
If you do not have a myGov account, you will need to create an account by going to the myGov website. If your child is 14 years or older, they will have to create their own myGov account. Once you have an account, go to myGov and open your Medicare linked service.
Your child can get their own Medicare card when they turn 15. They can choose to either: transfer to their own card.
Youth Allowance - a payment for full-time students and Australian apprentices aged 16 to 24 years old. Austudy - a payment for full-time students and Australian apprentices aged 25 years and older.
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.
Normally, you need to tell us within 14 days when you start a relationship or the change happens. When you claim a payment from us, we'll ask about your relationship status. This includes if you're single or a member of a couple. This helps us pay you the right amount.
At 15, children can get their own Medicare card, or younger if they ask a parent or carer for it. From 16, children can consent to medical and dental treatment in the same way that adults can. But they don't have an automatic right to refuse treatment, particularly life-saving treatment.
At 15, your child can: apply for a tax file number (TFN) without your help. access their immunisation history statement themselves. open their own bank account.