Eligibility

Education Entry Payment is available to people receiving specific income-support payments, to help with the cost of study.

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You may be eligible for the Education Entry Payment, to help cover your study costs, if you are enrolled to study in an approved course and receiving one of the following payments:

  • Newstart Allowance
  • Parenting Payment (partnered or single)
  • Partner Allowance
  • Widow Allowance
  • Widow B Pension
  • Disability Support Pension
  • Carer Payment
  • Special Benefit

Eligibility differs between payments. You must also meet the residency requirements of your main payment.

You do not have to make a claim in order to receive the Education Entry Payment. Your eligibility will automatically be assessed by us when you provide proof of enrolment in an approved course of study.

You need to know

Eligibility for Education Entry Payment

Find out whether you are eligible for Education Entry Payment.

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Payment rates for Education Entry Payment

Education Entry Payment is a taxable payment of $208.

First steps

Claiming Education Entry Payment

You do not need to make a claim for the Education Entry Payment.

Once you provide us with proof of your enrolment in an approved course of study, we will automatically assess your eligibility for the Education Entry Payment.

Claim outcome for Education Entry Payment

If you are assessed as eligible for the Education Entry Payment, details of the payments will appear in your next statement.