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Action to be taken when full-time students fail to notify they have ceased full-time study 010-07020040

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This document outlines what action to take when students fail to notify they have ceased full-time study within their notification period.

Requirement to notify

Students are required to notify Services Australia when ceasing full-time studies. Failure to notify cessation of study, or reduction in study load, within the notification period means that a debt may be raised for the period of time that the student was not eligible to receive their student payment.

Payments affected

The following payments may be cancelled and a person may incur a debt for not notifying the agency that they have ceased full-time study:

  • Youth Allowance (YA)
  • Austudy
  • ABSTUDY
  • Pensioner Education Supplement (PES)

Determining when a potential debt has occurred

See:

Unfavourable decisions

See Advising verbally of an unfavourable decision.

General debt raising information

Investigating the source and cause of the debt

Deferring or discontinuing study before end of course for Pensioner Education Supplement (PES)

Payment of Youth Allowance (YA) and Austudy when a student is deferring or discontinuing study before the end of the course

Payment of ABSTUDY when a student is deferring or discontinuing study before the end of the course

Student to job seeker transfers

Advising verbally of an unfavourable decision