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Government help with payments & finding work. We list 24 programs so far.
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Australia-wide · Payments
You could get Up to $2,500 over 2 years (started from 1 January 2026)
Payments of up to $2,500 for apprentices training in an occupation on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
What you get A lump sum, usually the couple rate minus your new single rate over 14 weeks
A lump sum you may get if your partner dies and you both got a Centrelink payment.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
What you get One week of your maximum basic payment rate
A one-off, tax-free Centrelink payment if a crisis, such as family violence, leaves you in severe hardship.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get Up to $10,000 full time or $5,000 part time over the apprenticeship
Up to $10,000 for apprentices training in clean energy or housing construction.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get $125.52 a week in year 1, less in years 2 and 3
A weekly payment for apprentices who must move away from their parents’ home to start or keep training.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get Up to $5,707 in the first year, then $1,425 to $2,854 a year
A yearly payment for uni students on Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY who must move to or from a country area to study.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get $18.20 a fortnight if single, plus $7.30 for each child
Extra money each fortnight for people on a Centrelink payment who live in a remote area.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
What you get A group of payments for the costs of study
Payments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices, from school to uni.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Loans
You could get $250 to $1,764.15, depending on your payment
Get part of your Centrelink payment early as a lump sum, and pay it back with no interest from later payments.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Loans
You could get A loan of up to $27,048 in total (2026–27), paid monthly
A monthly loan to help apprentices with living costs, repaid only once you earn enough.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get Up to $1,237.70 a fortnight for a single person aged 21 or over
A regular Centrelink payment for people whose long-term disability, illness or injury stops them working.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
What you get A fortnightly payment for up to 4 years in each 10
A fortnightly payment and a case officer for farmers and their partners in financial hardship.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
What you get Rate depends on circumstances
A Centrelink payment for people looking for work, or who are sick or injured for a while.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Cards & services
You could get Free and confidential
Free, confidential help with money for farmers, fishers and foresters in or near financial hardship.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get Up to $1,237.70 a fortnight (single) or $933.00 each (couple)
A pension for veterans with qualifying service from age 60, and for their partners, paid earlier than the Age Pension.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Loans
You could get $1,349 each time, up to twice a year
An optional loan for uni students who get a Centrelink student payment.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get Up to $677.20 a fortnight (single, no children, living away from home)
A Centrelink payment for people aged 16 to 21 who are looking for work, or too sick to work for a while.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.
Australia-wide · Payments
You could get Up to $677.20 a fortnight (single, no children, living away from home)
A regular payment from Centrelink for full-time students and apprentices aged 16 to 24.
Source needs review. Confirm the current rules.