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Government-assisted financial support for Australian residents to help with living costs as a student.

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Financial support options

Supporting documents – Proof of enrolment

When you claim a payment or service, you may be asked for some documents to support your claim.

UNSW can provide a letter to prove your enrolment status, detailing:

program and course names,
term and annual study load for the current academic year,
the dates of any courses you withdrew from after the census date (if applicable).

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Youth Allowance

Financial help for people aged 18 to 24 and studying full time.

Austudy

Financial help for people 25 or older and studying full time in an approved course.

Abstudy

A group of payments for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students to support school fees, boarding, living costs, travel and buying school materials.

Pensioner Education Supplement

Receive a regular extra payment to help with your study costs if you already get certain payments.

Student Start-up Loan

A voluntary loan you can get up to twice a year if you’re an eligible higher education student.

Postgraduate income assistance payments

Some master's programs are approved for income assistance payments through Youth Allowance, Austudy or Pensioner Education Supplement.

Master of Actuarial Studies - 8411

Master of Architecture - 8143

Master of Landscape Architecture - 8136

Master of Biomedical Engineering - 8660, 3048, 3683, 3688, 3723, 3727, 3728, 3749, 3138, 3757

Master of City Planning - 8148

Master of Clinical Optometry - 8095

Master of Commerce (Banking) - 8404

Master of Commerce (Finance) - 8404

Master of Commerce (Human Resources Management) - 8404

Master of Commerce (Management Accounting) - 8404

Master of Financial Planning - 9273

Master of Health Management - 8901

Master of Information Technology - 8543

Master of International Public Health - 9048

Master of Interpreting - 8202

Master of Planning - 8147

Master of Professional Accounting - 8409

Master of Psychology (Clinical) - 8256

Master of Psychology (Forensic) - 8257

Master of Public Health 9045

Master of Teaching (Primary) - 8925

Master of Teaching (Secondary) - 8926

Master of Translation - 8203

Master of Translation and Interpreting - 8204

Juris Doctor – 9150
The Department of Social Services conducts assessment rounds twice a year of master’s programs submitted by UNSW to see if they are eligible for student payments.

To be approved, a program must be essential for entry-level employment in a specific profession and must meet the overarching criteria and one additional criteria outlined below.

Overarching Criteria:

must be fully accredited, or undergoing the accreditation process, by a recognised professional, state or territory governing body; and

enable graduates registration and practice in, and be required for admission to, a specific profession.

Additional Criteria:

minimum legal or professional educational requirement,

fastest pathway offered by the higher education provider,

only pathway offered by the higher education provider.

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The Arc Legal & Advocacy staff can give you advice about your entitlements, appeals and managing concerns about Australian government payments.