| ABSTUDY - The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Study Assistance Scheme Policy Manual |
| This is the policy manual for the ABSTUDY programme, which is administered and delivered by Centrelink of behalf of DEST. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY - The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Study Scheme |
| ABSTUDY provides a means-tested living allowance and other supplementary benefits to eligible secondary and tertiary students. Primary students living at home and aged 14 years or more on 1 January in the year of study may also be eligible for assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 46 - Introduction to Study Requirements |
| This chapter provides an outline of the study requirements for ABSTUDY entitlements. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 47 - Study-load Requirements |
| This chapter provides information about the ABSTUDY study-load requirements and the assessment of study-load. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 48 - Study-load Concessions |
| In certain circumstances, a study-load concession can be approved so that student can meet the study-load requirements for ABSTUDY where studying less than a full-time study-load. This chapter discusses these study-load concessions. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 49 - Attendance requirements for secondary school students |
| This chapter discusses the attendance requirements for secondary school students, and the consequences if attendance requirements are not met. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 50 - Requirement to Undertake the Course for Secondary (non-school), Tertiary and Masters and Doctorate students |
| This chapter discusses the requirement that secondary non-school, tertiary and Masters & Doctorate students undertake the course/s in which they are enrolled, and the circumstances in which payment can continue during periods of extended absence. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 51 - Progress Rules from 1 July 2007 |
| Updated Progress rules, effective 1 July 2007. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 52 - Progress Rules pre 1 July 2007 |
| This chapter discusses the ABSTUDY reasonable time rules, which limit the length of time a student may receive ABSTUDY to study in a particular course. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 54 - Study through Open Universities Australia |
| This chapter discusses the assessment of study through Open Universities Australia (OUA) for ABSTUDY purposes. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY Study Requirement: Chapter 55 - Overseas Study |
| Students may be eligible for ABSTUDY allowances when studying overseas if they meet the guidelines outlined in this chapter. This chapter covers these circumstances and criteria in detail. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 71 - Overview of Living Allowance |
| This chapter provides an overview of Living Allowance qualification and payments. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 72 - ABSTUDY Living Allowance Rates |
| This chapter discusses the rates of Living Allowance and the circumstances that may affect these basic rates. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 73 - Living Allowance entitlement periods |
| This chapter describes the period for which ABSTUDY Living Allowance is paid, and the circumstances that may affect this. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 74 - Residential Costs Option |
| This chapter describes the circumstances where a student may elect to receive the residential costs option in place of ABSTUDY Living Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 75 - Advance Payment |
| This chapter describes the rules around the payment of an Advance Payment of ABSTUDY Living Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 76 - Overview of Rent Assistance |
| This chapter provides an overview of Rent Assistance qualification. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 77 - Assessment of Rent |
| This chapter discusses the assessment of rent for the purposes of Rent Assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 78 - Entitlement to Rent Assistance |
| This chapter details how Rent Assistance entitlement is determined and calculated. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 79 - Remote Area Allowance (RAA) |
| This chapter details the qualifications, entitlement and payment of Remote Area Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 80 - Pharmaceutical Allowance |
| This chapter details the qualification, entitlement and payment of Pharmaceutical Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 81 - Pensioner Education Supplement |
| This chapter provides details of ABSTUDY Pensioner Education Supplement qualification and payments. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 82 - Incidentals Allowance |
| This chapter provides details of Incidentals Allowance qualification and payments. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 83 - Additional Incidentals Allowance |
| This section contains details about Additional Incidentals Allowance qualification and payments. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 85 - School Fees Allowance |
| This chapter provides details of School Fees Allowance qualification and payment. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 85 - School Fees Allowance |
| This chapter provides details of School Fees Allowance qualification and payment. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 86 - Under 16 Boarding Supplement |
| This chapter describes eligibility conditions and entitlements for the Under 16 Boarding Supplement. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 87 - Qualification for Fares Allowance |
| This chapter details the qualifications for Fares Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 87 - Qualification for Fares Allowance |
| This chapter details the qualifications for Fares Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 88 - Approved Travellers |
| This chapter discusses who may be approved to travel under Fares Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 89 - Approved Travel |
| This chapter discusses the types of specified travel that may be undertaken under the provisions of Fares Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 90 - Fares Allowance Entitlement |
| This chapter details the entitlements that may be payable where Fares Allowance has been approved. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 91 - Fares Allowances Claims, Penalties and Payment |
| The person or institution that incurred the expense for the travel undertaken by the student, or other approved traveller, may submit a claim for Fares Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 92 - Away from Base Assistance |
| This chapter details the qualifications for Away from Base assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 92 - Away from Base Assistance |
| This chapter details the qualifications for Away from Base assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 93 - Away from Base Beneficiaries |
| This chapter discusses who may be the recipient of Away from Base assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 94 - Approval of Away from Base activities |
| This chapter discusses the types of activities that may be approved for Away from Base assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 95 - Approval of Away from Base allowances |
| This chapter details the allowances that may be payable where Away from Base assistance has been approved. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 96 - Payment and Acquittal of Away from Base |
| This chapter details the payment and acquittal of Away from Base allowances. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 97 - Masters and Doctorate Allowances |
| This chapter provides details of the allowances that may be available to students undertaking Masters and Doctorate degrees. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 98 - Lawful Custody Allowance |
| Students held in lawful custody may be eligible for the Lawful Custody Allowance. This chapter outlines details of this allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 99 - Additional Assistance |
| This chapter outlines the qualification and payment of Additional Assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Allowances and Benefits: Chapter 99 - Additional Assistance |
| This chapter outlines the qualification and payment of Additional Assistance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 56 - Introduction to Means Testing |
| Certain ABSTUDY allowances are subject to means tests to determine the level of entitlement payable. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 57 - Calculating ABSTUDY Rates |
| This chapter describes the calculation of rates of ABSTUDY Living Allowance (plus Rent Assistance, Remote Area Allowance and Pharmaceutical Allowance) and Group 2 School Fees Allowance, and the effect of the Parental, Partner and Personal Income Tests. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 58 - Parental Income Test and Limits |
| This chapter describes the Parental Income Test that is applied when determining the level of entitlement payable of certain ABSTUDY allowances. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 59 - Assessing Income for the Partner and Personal Income Tests |
| This chapter discusses what income is included for the purposes of the personal and partner income tests. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 60 - Partner Income Test and Limits |
| This chapter describes the Partner Income Test that is applied when determining the level of entitlement payable of ABSTUDY Living Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 61 - Personal Income Test, Limits and Student or Australian Apprentice Income Bank |
| This chapter describes the Personal Income Test that is applied when determining the level of entitlement payable of ABSTUDY Living Allowance. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 62 - Compensation |
| This chapter discusses the effect of compensation on ABSTUDY. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 63 - Assets Tests |
| This chapter describes how to assess assets for the purposes of the Family Assets Test and Personal Assets Test. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 64 - Family Assets Test and Limits |
| This chapter describes the Family Assets Test that is applied when determining a dependent student’s entitlement to certain ABSTUDY allowances. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 65 - Personal Assets Test and Limits |
| This chapter describes the Personal Assets Test that is applied when determining an independent student’s entitlement to certain ABSTUDY allowances. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 66 - Family Actual Means Test (FAMT) |
| This section contains information on the purpose of the Family Actual Means Test (FAMT) and the categories of parent that are assessed under the FAMT. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 67 - Family Actual Means Test - Actual Means |
| This section contains information on the type of actual means that are assessed under the Family Actual Means Test (FAMT). |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 68 - Amounts not Included in Family Actual Means Test |
| This topic explains the financial resources that are not included in the Family Actual Means Test. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 69 - Application of the Family Actual Means Test |
| This topic contains information on applying the Family Actual Means Test. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Means Tests: Chapter 70 - Current Family Actual Means Test - Current Family Actual Means Test Assessment |
| When a family has a reduction in family actual means from the base tax year, they can request that their actual means be assessed on the current year, i.e. the tax year immediately following the base tax year. This topic explains the conditions involved in current Family Actual Means Test (FAMT) assessments |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 23 - Introduction to Student and Australian Apprentice Status |
| This chapter provides an overview of the different categories of student status. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 24 - Introduction to Dependent Status |
| This chapter provides an overview of dependent status. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 25 - Eligibility Criteria for Away from Home Entitlements |
| This chapter outlines the eligibility criteria for Away from Home entitlements. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 25 - Eligibility Criteria for Away from Home Entitlements |
| This chapter outlines the eligibility criteria for Away from Home entitlements. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 26 - Travel Time and Access |
| Unreasonable travelling time and distance between the student's permanent home and the appropriate education institution/s is grounds for approval of Away from Home entitlements. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 27 - Limited Local School Facilities/Programme |
| Students may not be able to study required subjects due to a local government school not being able to offer a full curriculum, and may be required to move away from home to study at a suitable school. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 28 - Special Courses |
| Students may have specific educational needs that cannot be provided by local schools, necessitating movement to a school outside the local area that can provide the course requirement. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 29 - Disability |
| A student may have a disability that local schools cannot cater for, requiring the student to live away from the permanent home to attend an appropriate school. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 30 - Exclusion from Local Schooling |
| Circumstances may arise where a student has been excluded from all local schooling and may be required to move away from home to find a suitable boarding school. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 31 - Racial Discrimination |
| Students may experience racial discrimination at a level that seriously impedes their ability to study, necessitating movement to a school outside the local area. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 32 - Continuity of Study |
| In order to limit the disruption to the schooling of students whose circumstances change during the school year, Away from Home entitlements may be approved in certain situations under the continuity of study provisions. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 33 - Unreasonable Living Conditions |
| Students may experience extreme conditions that prevent them from studying at the permanent home. These circumstances are grounds for approval of Away from Home entitlements. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 34 - Itinerant Family |
| Students whose parents are itinerant workers may experience disrupted education due to not having a fixed residence may qualify for Away from Home entitlements. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 35 - Independent Boarding School Scholarship |
| Where a student has been awarded a scholarship to an independent boarding school they may be eligible for Away from Home entitlements. The purpose of ABSTUDY assistance for students awarded such scholarships is to substantially extend the educational access and outcomes of Indigenous students. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 35 - Scholarships and Mobility Provisions for Secondary School Students to Board Away from Home |
| Where a student has been awarded a scholarship to an independent boarding school they may be eligible for Away from Home entitlements. The purpose of ABSTUDY assistance for students awarded such scholarships is to substantially extend the educational access and outcomes of Indigenous students. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 36 - Compulsory Residence |
| Some tertiary courses have a compulsory residential element. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 37 - Overview of Independent Status |
| Students are considered to be independent for the purposes of ABSTUDY if they meet one or more of the provisions for independence outlined in this chapter. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 38 - Permanent Independent Status |
| This topic covers the provisions for approval of permanent independent status. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 39 - Reviewable Independent Status |
| This topic covers the provisions for approval of reviewable independent status. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 40 - Unreasonable to Live at Home |
| This chapter details the eligibility criteria for independent status on the basis that it is unreasonable for the student to live at home. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 41 - Extreme Family Breakdown and Other Similar Exceptional Circumstances |
| This chapter details the assessment of independent (UTLAH) status on the basis of extreme family breakdown and other similar exceptional circumstances. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 42 - Serious Risk |
| This chapter details the assessment of Independent (UTLAH) status on the basis of serious risk to the student. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 43 - Parents Unable to Provide a Home |
| This chapter details the assessment of Independent (UTLAH) status on the basis that the student’s parents are unable to provide a home. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 44 - Assessment of Unreasonable to Live at Home |
| This chapter outlines the assessment of cases where independent status is sought on the basis that it is unreasonable for the student to live at home. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY, Student Status: Chapter 45 - Students or Australian Apprentices in State Care |
| Student in State Care, Allowances and Benefits, Rate of Living Allowance, Payees |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY: Appendix A Standard Hostels Agreement |
| The standard Agreement was developed to allow hostels with ABSTUDY secondary boarders to access term in advance living allowance payments. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY: Appendix B Determination No. 2007/01 |
| Appendix B Determination No. 2007/01 |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY: Appendix C National Centre for Vocational Education Research Course Classifications |
| This section describes the types of courses which would be coded to each Stream category. The content is based on material contained in the document published on behalf of the Australian Conference of TAFE Directors, entitled Classification Procedures Manual for TAFE Courses. For a more detailed description of the classification, refer to that document. |
|
|
|
|
| ABSTUDY |
| List of contents |
|
|
|
|
| Achievements of the Inaugural Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council 2005-2007 |
| The inaugural IHEAC has built a high profile and goodwill in the Indigenous and academic community over the past two years. The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training has valued the advice provided to her, and acknowledges the significant contribution made by the IHEAC towards raising the profile of Indigenous higher education issues in Australian universities |
|
|
|
|
| Administration of ABSTUDY: Chapter 1 - Administration Framework for ABSTUDY |
| This chapter provides information on the administrative framework for the ABSTUDY scheme. |
|
|
|
|
| Administration of ABSTUDY: Chapter 2 - Customer Obligations - Change in Circumstances |
| This chapter discusses a customer’s change in circumstances, and how those changes effect ABSTUDY eligibility and entitlements. Notification of these changes is the responsibility of the customer. |
|
|
|
|
| Administration of ABSTUDY: Chapter 3 - Overpayment and Recovery of Allowances |
| This chapter details the definition of an overpayment for ABSTUDY purposes, the authority under which an ABSTUDY debt is raised and recovered, and the identification of the appropriate debtor. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|
| Administration of ABSTUDY: Chapter 4 - Reviews and Appeals |
| This chapter details the review and appeal rights of ABSTUDY customers. |
|
|
|
|
| Administration of ABSTUDY: Chapter 5 - Taxation |
| This chapter contains information on the tax status of ABSTUDY payments. |
|
|
|
|
| Amendments to Other Grants Guidelines |
| Amendments to Other Grants Guidelines |
|
|
|
|
| Applying for ABSTUDY: Chapter 6 - Applying for ABSTUDY |
| This chapter discusses who can apply for ABSTUDY, and how those claims are made. |
|
|
|
|
| Applying for ABSTUDY: Chapter 7 - Evidence and Supporting Documentation |
| ABSTUDY claims generally require documentation to support details provided in the claim. This topic covers the types of acceptable documentation and when they must be presented. |
|
|
|
|
| Applying for ABSTUDY: Chapter 8 - Tax File Number (TFN) |
| This chapter discusses the requirement to provide a Tax File Number when applying for ABSTUDY. |
|
|
|
|
| [Return to Top] |
|
|