Eligibility for Youth Allowance
You may be eligible for Youth Allowance if you are:
- 16–20 years old and
- studying or undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship full-time, or
- looking for full time work or undertaking a combination of approved activities, or have temporary exemption from the participation and activity test requirements.
- 21–24 years old and studying or undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship full-time.
- If you turn 25 you can keep getting Youth Allowance until you finish your course or Apprenticeship.
Did you know?
- You may be eligible for Youth Allowance in some circumstances if you are 15 years old, and you are:
- considered independent, and
- above the school leaving age in your State of Territory, and
- looking for work, studying or undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship full-time.
- If you are 21 and over and looking for work you may be eligible for Newstart.
- If you are 25 and over and studying you may be eligible for Austudy.
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