Student payments
Need to know what financial assistance Centrelink can provide for students? Centrelink supports students with a range of payments:
For more on payments for students, refer to Payments while you are studying or training.
How to avoid a Centrelink debt
It is important to let Centrelink know if your circumstances change as it may affect your payment.
For more information, refer to What you need to tell us and What should I do if my circumstances change?.
To tell Centrelink if your circumstances change, you can:
Online services for students
Centrelink has a range of online services available for students. Online services lets you do things like:
For more information, refer to online services.
Online Services Demonstrations
Want to know how easy it is to use Centrelink's Online Services?
Try out the new online services demonstrations. You'll quickly discover how you can save yourself time.
Direct bill-paying service
Centrepay is a free direct bill-paying service offered to customers receiving payments from Centrelink.
Through Centrepay you can choose to pay bills by having a regular amount deducted from your Centrelink payment.
Centrelink Confirmation eServices
We want you to step out of line...
Now you don't have to line up at Centrelink to get your Income Statement when applying for concessions or services - Centrelink Confirmation eServices can do it for you.
For more information, refer to Centrelink Confirmation eServices.
Centrelink contacts
You can contact Centrelink in lots of ways:
For more information, refer to Contact us.
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Student services
For some people, the pathway will be straight to a Job Services Australia provider and then to work.
For others the pathway to work won't be so direct.
Centrelink Career Information Centres
Centrelink Career Information Centres (CICs) are open to all Australians and have a range of career resources to help you plan your future. For more information or help, drop into your nearest CIC.
If you don't live nearby, you can contact a CIC by phone, mail, fax or email.
Claim Youth Allowance and Austudy online
Avoid the queues and lodge your claim for Youth Allowance or Austudy online.
Make sure you are registered for online services first.
Publications
Listed below are publications you may find useful:
For more information, refer to Publications if you are studying or training.
Forms
Listed below are claim forms you may find useful:
For more information, view Claim forms if you are studying or training.
Hot topics for students
Other important topics for Students include:
Education Tax Refund
The Australian Government's new Education Tax Refund will help eligible families and independent students with the cost of primary and secondary education.
Find out more from the Education Tax Refund website.
Useful links for students
To find other resources on the web for students, view:
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