Centrelink has developed a suite of videos to assist students with understanding the eligibility requirements for them to receive a student payment. Centrelink has produced around 10 different videos, ranging from ‘what is a full-time study load, to how to claim a payment and what happens when students go overseas’. Centrelink has just released its first video about ‘Can I get a payment?’.
Video links coming soon!
In addition, Centrelink also offers a number of student resources that you and/or your students may find useful:
- These online videos on Centrelink’s YouTube playlist contain more information about student payments.
- Students can use the Payment and Service Finder to find, estimate and compare payments and locate services. The tool will identify payments and services that studentsmay be eligible for, based on their situation.
- The payments for students and trainees page has information about the various payments available to students, trainees and Australian Apprentices.
- The leaving school page has lots of useful resources that students can use to decide what to do after year 12.
- Students can create their own brochure on Centrelink’s main pages, like Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY and Austudy, and use this service to share information. Student are able to create and self-print their own brochure using the ‘Customise and Print’ feature in the top right corner of their screen.
Social media
Centrelink uses Facebook and Twitter channels to send out information on student payments. Students can learn about these payments and ask general questions about their eligibility/claiming payments via these channels.
Email correspondence
Centrelink also produces a monthly email that students can subscribe to for information on important updates, and upcoming changes to student payments. Students and providers are encouraged to subscribe to these eNewsletters:
- news for students and trainees
- news for health professionals
- news for rural and remote Australians
- news for Indigenous Australians