humanservices.gov.au ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance Australia : Department of Human Services
Organization : Department of Human Services
Facility : ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance
Country : Australia
Website : https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/
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Human Services ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance
Helps with the cost of school fees for ABSTUDY students and their families.
Related : Department of Human Services Bereavement Payment Australia : www.statusin.org/41935.html
What it’s for
ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance helps with :
1. school subject fees including :
** materials
** sports, if sport is a subject and your school charges a subject fee
2. general services and facilities fees
3. tuition fees
4. fees for items such as :
** school magazines
** locker hire
** laptop and tablet hire
** book hire, and
** exams
What it isn’t for
ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance isn’t for :
** stationery
** school clothing
** sports clothing
** special clothing, such as aprons for Home Economics or Art
** incidental expenses, such as purchases from the school shop
** laundry fees or for buying linen
** fees for a Parents’ and Citizens’ Association or similar organisation
** payments to school building funds
** insurance for school activities, and
** purchase of laptops or tablets
Which Type you Can Get
There are 2 types of ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance :
** ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance (Group 1), and
** ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance (Group 2)
You can only get one type of ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance for a single period. This means you can’t get Group 1 and Group 2 at the same time.
Group 1
Helps with the cost of school fees for parents and guardians getting ABSTUDY Schooling A for their child.
Who Can Get it
We pay School Fees Allowance (Group 1) if you’re getting ABSTUDY Schooling A and you or your partner meet one of the following condition :
** are getting an income support payment
** are getting Farm Household Allowance
** are getting ABSTUDY Living Allowance, or
** have a current Health Care Card or Low Income Health Care Card
If you or your partner don’t meet the criteria above, you can still get School Fees Allowance (Group 1) for your child if they’re in state care, and :
** under the minimum school leaving age for their State or Territory, and
** can’t get a higher rate of ABSTUDY
Or, you can get School Fees Allowance (Group 1) for your child if they’re an orphan, their parents can’t take care of them, or it’s unreasonable for them to live at home but they’re not considered independent because of their age.
How We Pay the Allowance
We normally pay School Fees Allowance to the school unless you choose to pay the fees yourself. We pay it when your child starts school. If you choose to pay the fees yourself, we pay School Fees Allowance to you after you’ve given us proof of payment.
What happens When Changes to Study
If we paid School Fees Allowance (Group 1) but your child didn’t end up studying, the money must be paid back to us by :
** the school, if we paid School Fees Allowance to the school, or
** you, if we paid School Fees Allowance to you
If your child started studying and then stopped, you don’t need to pay us back. If your child changed schools within the same year, we won’t pay a second School Fees Allowance (Group 1) for the new school.
Some education departments let schools transfer unused School Fees Allowance. This is a voluntary agreement between the schools and you’ll need to discuss this with the school.
Group 2
Helps with the cost of school fees for :
** students getting ABSTUDY Schooling B, or
** parents and guardians getting ABSTUDY Schooling A for their child who goes to a local non-government school
Who Can Get it?
We pay School Fees Allowance (Group 2) if you’re a student, parent or guardian and meet one of the following criteria.
If you’re a student :
You can get School Fees Allowance (Group 2) if you’re getting ABSTUDY Schooling B while studying at a secondary school and you’re :
** living away from home and getting a higher rate of ABSTUDY
** living at home and going to a non-government school because travel time or access makes it hard to get to your closest government school
** living at home and going to a non-government school because your local government school has a limited program or facilities
** in state care, your carer doesn’t get a regular foster care allowance and you meet one of the criteria for a higher rate of ABSTUDY
** considered independent for ABSTUDY because you’re an orphan
** considered independent for ABSTUDY because your parents can’t take care of you
** considered independent for ABSTUDY because it’s unreasonable to live at home, or
** considered independent for ABSTUDY for another reason and you meet one of the criteria for a higher rate of ABSTUDY.
How to Claim?
You don’t need to make a claim for ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance. It’s automatically calculated as part of your claim for ABSTUDY Schooling A or ABSTUDY Schooling B. Make a claim for ABSTUDY Schooling A or ABSTUDY Schooling B by calling the ABSTUDY students line. If you can’t claim over the phone, you can fill in a claim form.