Tertiary Access Payment

The TAP will be available for Year 12 school-leavers who:

• meet Australian citizenship or residency requirements 3 are from an inner regional, outer-regional, remote or very remote area (defined using the Australian Statistical Geography Standard - Remoteness Area classification)
• are undertaking a Certificate IV or above, at least 75 per cent of fulltime study load with a minimum duration of a year, within 12 months following completion of Year 12 (or equivalent).
• are studying face to face, or in dual delivery method, for at least part of the course
• are 22 years of age or under at the time they commence their course
• relocate to study at an education provider or Regional University Centre at least 90 minutes by public transport from their family home
• parent(s) or guardian(s) have a combined income of $250,000 or below (or be exempt from meeting this requirement).

You also need to meet study rules to get the Tertiary Access Payment.

• You need to start studying in the 12 months immediately after completing year 12 or equivalent.
• You also need to be studying: a certificate IV or above, a course with a minimum duration of one academic year or at least 75% of a full-time study load of the academic year.
• Your study program needs to be face-to-face, a combination of online and face-to-face, or at a Regional University Centre (RUC)

To claim the Tertiary Access Payment:

• Apply for a tax file number through the Australian Taxation Office.
• Set up a myGov account.
• Link your myGov account to Centrelink. Prove your identity in one of these ways: online using your Digital Identity, over the phone or in person at a service centre.
• Use your Centrelink online account to claim the Tertiary Access Payment through myGov.
• Provide your supporting documents and any additional information we may ask for on time. This may include proof of your parental income and enrolment.
• Update your address online, as soon as you know where you’ll be living while you study.