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Education Entry Payment

A once a year payment when you start studying, if you get an eligible payment.

This is a Services Australia payment.

Who can get it

You may get Education Entry Payment (EdEP) if you've been getting any of the following payments:

  • JobSeeker Payment
  • Parenting Payment single
  • Parenting Payment partnered
  • Disability Support Pension
  • Carer Payment
  • Special Benefit if you're a single principal carer and not eligible for Parenting Payment.

Your eligibility will depend on the payment you’ve been getting, and how long you’ve been getting it.

Services Australia will automatically pay EdEP when you get the Pensioner Education Supplement.

You’ll also get it automatically if you transfer from an EdEP eligible payment to a student payment. This includes if you transfer to ABSTUDY, Austudy or Youth Allowance as a student or Australian Apprentice.

Find out more about who can get it and how much you can get on the Services Australia website.

How to claim

How you claim EdEP depends on the payment you’re getting.

You can find out if you need to claim, and how to claim, on the Services Australia website.

Help in your language

Call the Centrelink multilingual phone service on 131 202 to speak with someone in your language.

Find information in more languages about Centrelink on the Services Australia website.
Page last updated: 2 January 2024