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This document outlines information about the restoration of an ABSTUDY payment following suspension or cancellation of the payment.

Return of qualification

Restore payments for customers who continue to be eligible for ABSTUDY, if their payments suspend or cancel.

Before restoring a customer's payment make sure all the details needed to re-establish eligibility is provided.

The Resources page contains:

  • an example of a restoration where an excess payment is offset by arrears where no debt shell is created
  • a link to more scenarios
    • for when a customer can be restored after a break in entitlement, and
    • whether they need to lodge an ABSTUDY claim

Restoration of Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) and ABSTUDY PES

Cancellation of ABSTUDY payments

Suspension of ABSTUDY payments

Codes for ABSTUDY cancellation, suspension and rejection