primary · Services Australia
Single, no dependent children, typical total
$684.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
I am 25 or over and studying · Services Australia
Austudy
Income support for eligible students and Australian Apprentices aged 25 or over. Rate depends on whether you have dependent children and on long-term income-support status.
$684.20 / fortnight
Hover the amount for four other currencies (live rate).
Who it is for
Students and apprentices 25+ in approved full-time study or a full-time apprenticeship.
State student payment. Not a scholarship, not VET Student Loans, and not private education insurance.
Conditions
- Age
- Usually 25 or over. Younger students are generally on Youth Allowance.
- Study
- Approved full-time study or a full-time Australian Apprenticeship.
- Means test
- Personal (and partner) income and assets tests. See booklet Module H.
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.
primary · Services Australia
Single, with dependent children, typical total
$863.40 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Partnered, no dependent children, typical total
$684.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Partnered, with dependent children, typical total
$740.90 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Special rates for long term income support recipients — Single, no dependent children, typical total
$808.30 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Special rates for long term income support recipients — Partnered, no dependent children, typical total
$740.90 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Single, no dependent children, basic rate
$677.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Single, with dependent children, basic rate
$854.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Partnered, no dependent children, basic rate
$677.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Partnered, with dependent children, basic rate
$733.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Special rates for long term income support recipients — Single, no dependent children, basic rate
$799.70 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Special rates for long term income support recipients — Partnered, no dependent children, basic rate
$733.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.23, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
Cross-checks
- agrees A guide to Australian Government payments Rates from co029-2607 (2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19).
How to apply
Services Australia. Youth and students line.
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.