Payments you can get while studying

You may get a payment from Services Australia or a government loan while you study at a VET or higher education provider.

Payments for students

If you’re currently studying, find out about payments you may be eligible for. These payments may help you pay for your course fees and study materials. Some of these links will take you away from myGov.

Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices
A payment if you're up to 24 years old and studying or doing an apprenticeship.
Austudy
A payment if you’re 25 or older and studying or doing an apprenticeship.
ABSTUDY
ABSTUDY helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices.
Pensioner Education Supplement
An extra regular payment that helps with study costs for people who are already on an eligible payment.

Other payments for students

To help support you as a student, you may be eligible for other payments from Services Australia. Some of these links will take you away from myGov.

Tertiary Access Payment
A payment to help students with the cost of moving from regional or remote areas for tertiary study.
Education Entry Payment
A once a year payment when you start studying, if you get an eligible payment.
Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement
This is an extra payment for people doing the Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program.

Loans for students

To help you during your studies you may decide to apply for a government loan. You’ll need to pay back your loan when your income reaches a certain level. Some of these links will take you away from myGov.

Student Start-up Loan
An optional, twice a year loan for higher education students.
Vocational Education and Training Student Loan (VSL)
A loan if you’re studying an approved Vocational Education and Training (VET) course.
Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Find out about government study loans, including HECS-HELP, and how to manage and pay them back.

Page last updated: 4 September 2024

Payments you can get while studying

Payments for students

Other payments for students

Loans for students

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