Human Services Minister Michael Keenan

December 3, 2018

Human Services Minister Michael Keenan has urged Indigenous students who are planning to study full-time or start an apprenticeship in 2019 to lodge their claim for Abstudy now.

Mr Keenan encouraged prospective students to apply early.

To get Abstudy, recipients must be:

  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian descent
  • Identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian
  • Accepted as such by the community in which they live or have lived
  • An Australian citizen and normally live in Australia
  • Be studying an approved course or doing an Australian Apprenticeship

Indigenous apprentices can claim the Abstudy allowance online via their myGov account.

Indigenous students can claim by calling 1800-132-317.


 

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