ABSTUDY Hostel Agreements 010-02060040

The ABSTUDY Standard Hostels Agreement determines the conditions for payment of ABSTUDY away from home rate of Living Allowance, Rent Assistance and Remote Area Allowance for students residing in the hostel.

The Agreement also determines the period of entitlement for away from home rate payable to the hostel for a student who ceases study prior to the end of a school term.

The Bilateral Management Agreement is a separate agreement between Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) and Services Australia. AHL provides dedicated student accommodation for Indigenous secondary school students who need to live away from home.

Hostels signed to this agreement are not required to sign individual standard hostel agreements with Services Australia.

ABSTUDY secondary school boarding students residing in hostels that are signatories to either the ABSTUDY Standard Hostels Agreement or the Bilateral Management Agreement, must have ABSTUDY payments directed to the hostel. These hostels are paid ABSTUDY boarding instalment lump sums for eligible ABSTUDY secondary boarders.

A hostel that is not a signatory to either the ABSTUDY Standard Hostels Agreement or the Bilateral Management Agreement are not eligible to receive ABSTUDY Living Allowance or School Fees Allowance (Group 2).

An ABSTUDY Hostels Agreements is valid for up to a 3 year period. The hostel must renew the Agreement each period to continue to qualify for ABSTUDY boarding instalment payments.