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ABSTUDY

Payments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices, from school to uni.

Support availableA group of payments for the costs of study
Type of supportRegular payment
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What you need to check

It includes help with school fees, boarding, living costs, travel and school materials. You must be an Australian citizen who normally lives in Australia, be studying an approved course or doing an apprenticeship, and not get other help to study. When you claim one payment, Centrelink checks what else you can get.

This is a short summary. Other rules may apply, like income or where you live. Check the full rules with the agency that runs it.

About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

Our automatic check only sees whether the page is there or has changed. It is not a check of the rules.