Get financial support for living expenses while you study

Financial support may be available to help pay for your living expenses while you study. Payments are available for students of all ages and career stages, subject to eligibility.

Also check our Get financial assistance for training and other expenses pages.

Centrelink payments

The Australian Government offers financial assistance for eligible TAFE and training students, apprentices and trainees.

Income support payments include:

• Youth Allowance, if you’re 24 or younger
• Austudy, if you’re 25 or over
• Abstudy, if you’re an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

Other payments for eligible students, apprentices and trainees include:

• Education Entry Payment
• Pensioner Education Supplement
• Student Start-up Loan
• Tertiary Access Payment, if you’re moving from a rural, regional or remote area to study
• Rent Assistance
• Youth Disability Supplement.

Visit Services Australia(opens in a new window) for more information and eligibility requirements.

Support for apprentices

If you’re an apprentice, you may be eligible for financial and non-financial support from the Australian Government.

For more information, visit support for Australian Apprentices(opens in a new window).

Car registration discounts for trade apprentices

If you’re a trade apprentice using your car for work, you may be eligible for a discount on your car registration.

For more information see the trade apprentice registration discount page(opens in a new window) on the VicRoads website.

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