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Income support and one-off payments from the Australian Government while you study.

ABSTUDY

Services Australia

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 12 Oct · operational.servicesaustralia.gov.au

Austudy

Services Australia

Income support for full-time students and apprentices aged 25 or over.

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Checked 12 Oct · servicesaustralia.gov.au

Commonwealth Prac Payment

Department of Education

A weekly payment while you are on a mandatory placement in teaching, nursing, midwifery or social work.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Being rechecked · education.gov.au

Everyday bank account with no monthly fee for full-time students and young apprentices.

CompanyApply or sign up

Checked 15 Oct · communityfirst.com.au

$1,063.30 a year

Yearly payment towards electricity for Queenslanders using a home oxygen concentrator or kidney dialysis machine.

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Checked 14 Oct · qld.gov.au

Help paying a current electricity or gas bill for NSW households in a short-term financial crisis or emergency.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · service.nsw.gov.au

Fares Allowance

Services Australia

Reimburses travel between your permanent home and campus if you get Youth Allowance or Austudy and have to live away from home.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 13 Oct · guides.dss.gov.au

Up to $720

One-off help paying an electricity or gas bill for Queenslanders hit by an emergency or short-term financial crisis.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · qld.gov.au

NSW Gas Rebate

NSW Government

Daily credit on your natural gas bill for NSW households holding a Health Care Card or other eligible concession card.

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Checked 14 Oct · service.nsw.gov.au

Daily credit on your electricity bill for NSW households holding a Health Care Card or other eligible concession card.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · service.nsw.gov.au

Electricity bill credit for NSW concession card holders who, or whose household member, cannot self-regulate body temperature.

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Checked 14 Oct · service.nsw.gov.au

A fortnightly top-up for people on certain pensions and parenting payments who study at least a quarter of a full-time load.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 13 Oct · guides.dss.gov.au

Queensland Bond Loan

Queensland Government (Housing)

Free

Interest-free help with a rental bond for low-income Queenslanders, with income limits that count Youth Allowance.

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Checked 14 Oct · qld.gov.au

Queensland Electricity Rebate

Queensland Government

$386.34 a year

Yearly rebate on your home electricity bill for Queenslanders holding an eligible concession card, including the Health Care Card.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · qld.gov.au

Rent Assistance

Services Australia

Up to $223.80 a fortnight

An extra fortnightly amount for people who pay private rent and get an eligible payment.

Government

Being rechecked · guides.dss.gov.au

NSW rent subsidy and support for 16 to 24 year olds at risk of homelessness who are studying, training or working.

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Checked 15 Oct · nsw.gov.au

Free

Interest-free loan covering up to 100% of a rental bond for low-income NSW renters with limited savings.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · service.nsw.gov.au

SA Cost of Living Concession

ConcessionsSA (Government of South Australia)

$270.60

Yearly cash payment for South Australian renters and homeowners on Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY or with a Low Income Health Care Card.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · sa.gov.au

Tertiary Access Payment

Department of Education

$3,000

A one-off payment for regional and remote school leavers who move away for full-time study.

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Being rechecked · education.gov.au

Victorian Utility Relief Grant Scheme

Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

$650

Grant to help Victorian Health Care Card holders and low-income households pay overdue electricity, gas or water bills.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · services.dffh.vic.gov.au

WA Hardship Utility Grant Scheme (HUGS)

WA Department of Communities

Up to $640

Grant towards overdue utility bills for Western Australians in financial hardship who set up a payment arrangement.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Checked 14 Oct · wa.gov.au

Youth Allowance

Services Australia

Up to $482.40 a fortnight

Fortnightly income support for young full-time students and apprentices.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Being rechecked · servicesaustralia.gov.au

Up to two weeks' rent in advance to help eligible clients start a new private rental tenancy in NSW.

Government

Not confirmed yet · nsw.gov.au

Education Entry Payment

Services Australia

A small yearly lump sum for people on some income support payments who start study.

Government

Not confirmed yet · servicesaustralia.gov.au

Queensland Rental Grant

Queensland Government (Housing)

Help with rent to start a tenancy for low-income Queenslanders who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

GovernmentApply or sign up

Not confirmed yet · qld.gov.au

Relocation Scholarship

Services Australia

A yearly payment for students on ABSTUDY or Youth Allowance who move to or from a regional or remote area to study.

Government

Not confirmed yet · education.gov.au