Initial contact with students claiming Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) 010-05010010
Expand allHistorical information about PES eligibility
In general, PES is not payable to people receiving JobSeeker Payment (JSP) (except single principal carers), Youth Allowance (YA) (as a job seeker) or Parenting Payment Partnered (PPP). However, if they were granted PES for a course of study and transferred to JSP (except single principal carers), YA (job seeker) or PPP after 1 July 2006 from either:
- Disability Support Pension (DSP) (granted between 11 May 2005 and 30 June 2006) because they had a partial capacity to work, or
- Parenting Payment Single (PPS) (received on or after 1 July 2006) because their youngest child turned 8 years of age:
- these customers must continue to be qualified for both the attracting payment (JSP, YA and PPP) and PES throughout
- one of the PES qualification requirements is that the person is receiving a payment attracting PES
- if the customer ceases to receive JSP (except single principal carers), YA or PPP, they will cease to qualify for PES (nil rate is considered 'receiving')
Services Australia website
Pensioner Education Supplement
Forms
Information you need to know about your claim for Pensioner Education Supplement (SY004)
Information required for continuation of Pensioner Education Supplement or ABSTUDY (SY075M)