youth allowance (1 Viewer)

[kayla220]

okay so this question does not directly refer to university but people here are around the same age as me so I thought they may know.

I am in my first year of university and had to move out of home to live on campus as the university is 8 hours away.
1.I am 18 will be 19 in a month
2. my dad earns approx one hundred thousand and my mum approx twenty five thousand.
3. I also have a twin brother but he lives at home.
4. I do not have a job and my parents have paid for my first year at uni
next year they are not willing to pay

I am wondering if I can claim youth allowance in any way
even if i get a part time job it will not be sufficent for my living expenses

 

[Ivorytw]

lol no

 

[Omnipotence]

125k p.a. = youth allowance? haha

In short, no.

 

[Bendent]

they wont take u seriously by default unless ur in really poor situation lmao

 

[izzy88]

You probably do not qualify as independent (too young, haven't worked full time for 18 months over two years, not married, don't come from a violent family etc), so you would only qualify for youth allowance as a dependent. Living far away does not classify you as independent.

As a dependent, this means that your parents income and assets are taken into account - i don't know the exact calculation for youth allowance and parent's assets and when they still pay - your best bet would be to call centrelink and ask. I think it would be unlikely because of your father's salary (it would depend on their assets as well ie. do they own a house etc), but i may be wrong.

At this stage, you may just have to go find a job - if you can find a summer job as well you could earn quite a bit over summer and save for next year. If you live on campus, you may be able to go for a scholarship if you are at a college which could help with costs. A lot of students work and support themselves (without parents or youth allowance) - its manageable(ish) (obviously depends on job, uni degree workload, rent, what your expenses are - but sometimes you just have to cut down on the fun stuff).

 

[o_0]

maybe you can apply for a loan?
your uni should have a few scholarships or programs to help people in need, just apply for everything!
goodluck