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Rate
Depends on age, independence, and living-at-home status — see Services Australia
Several rate cells. Do not flatten to one number.
I am studying or a young job seeker · Services Australia
Youth Allowance
Income support for young people studying, training, or looking for work. Rate depends on age, whether you are independent, and whether you live at home.
Depends on age, independence, and living-at-home status — see Services Australia
Who it is for
Usually under 22 (job seekers) or under 25 (students), subject to detailed age rules.
State student/youth allowance. Not a scholarship and not private education insurance.
Conditions
- Study or job search
- Approved study, training, or job-seeker rules depending on the stream.
- Independence
- If dependent, parental income test applies.
Primary source first. A disputed or stale figure stays visible. Hover a rand or dollar figure for four other currencies. W weekly · F fortnightly · M monthly · A annually.
Cross-checks
- agrees A guide to Australian Government payments Booklet has the full youth rate table — use it rather than a single headline.
How to apply
Services Australia. Parental means test unless independent.
Methodology
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Maximum rates from Services Australia. Pensions and most allowances index on 20 March and 20 September. FTB indexes 1 July. Income and assets tests can pay less than the maximum. Current Compass figures are overlaid from the 1 July–19 September 2026 payments guide (co029-2607). Change this row in Core AU and the Compass follows.
- Read the live Services Australia page for that payment.
- Cross-check A guide to Australian Government payments for the current quarter (Core AU job payments_guide_quarterly).
- Do not treat a September-preview blog figure as in force before indexation day.