Finance - Centrelink Information
Centrelink
Many students can benefit from the services provided by Centrelink. Below are
some benefits which you may be eligible for as a student, so read on and
if you believe you may be entitled to any of these benefits speak to the
Financial Adviser on your campus or speak directly to your local
Centrelink
Office.
Centrelink is a Commonwealth Government Office that administers
a range of allowances and benefits, for which students may be eligible.
Many students will be eligible for Youth Allowance, Austudy, Abstudy
or Pensioner Education Supplement (PES). Refer to the Youth Allowance/Austudy/Abstudy
section. Other benefits or allowances that students may be eligible
for depending on their circumstances are Youth Allowance (unemployed),
Newstart, Special Benefit, Family Tax Benefit Part A and B, Parenting
Payment, Partner Allowance, Childcare Benefit, Sickness Allowance,
Mobility Allowance etc. If you would like more information refer
to your local Centrelink Office or phone 132850 or 136150 or visit
the Centrelink
webpage. A Financial Adviser on your campus can also assist
with forms, information, assistance and sometimes advocacy.
| Further Information can also be found at LinkOnline,
a regular e-newsletter provided by Centrelink, designed to give
students information and support. |
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Health Care Cards
Many students will be eligible for a Health Care Card as a low income earner
or because they are in receipt of an appropriate Centrelink benefit or allowance.
Refer to the Concessions section for more information. This is a valuable card
to have to save money on a range of services. Application forms can be obtained
from a Centrelink Office or from Student Services on campus.
Newstart Allowance (NSA)
Basic conditions of
eligibility:
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Must
be unemployed, capable of undertaking, available
for and actively seeking work or temporarily
incapacitated for work. |
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Aged 21 or more
but under Age Pension age and registered
as unemployed. |
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Where you have been
in receipt of NSA /SA continuously since17
June 1997 and you are 20 or under, you will
remain on NSA. |
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May do training
and voluntary work with approval. |
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Willing to enter
into an activity agreement if required, allowing
participation in a broad range of activities. |
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NSA recipients incapacitated
for work remain on NSA, subject to medical
certificates. |
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Rent Assistance
may apply. |
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Personal Income
and Asset tests apply |
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