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Students

The Budget has provided funding to reform student income support. The following measures have been announced in the 2009-10 Budget and are subject to the passage of legislation:

  • aligning the Parental Income Test for Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY, and Assistance for Isolated Children with Family Tax Benefit
  • reducing the Age of Independence for Youth Allowance and ABSTUDY from 25 years to 22 years
  • tightening the rules that allow a Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY customer to be assessed as independent by demonstrating that they have supported themselves through paid employment
  • raising the personal income test threshold for students from the current $236 to $400 per fortnight
  • extending student income support to all coursework masters programs
  • providing a Student Start-Up Scholarship to all university students receiving student income support
  • providing a relocation scholarship to Youth Allowance and ABSTUDY students who need to live away from home.

To find out more, visit the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website.

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