Students聽receiving聽Youth Allowance,聽Austudy聽and聽Abstudy聽will temporarily receive聽an increase to聽their payments and聽the waiting period and assets test requirements will be waived.
糖心Vlog Chief Executive Catriona Jackson acknowledged the Parliament had worked to secure a positive outcome for Australia and Australian students.
鈥淲e welcome the decision to ensure more than 230,000 students will be supported during this very difficult time,鈥 Ms Jackson said.
鈥淢any Australians, including students, have lost their jobs recently due to COVID-19. Students rely on part-time work, particularly in hospitality and retail, to support their studies. These are exactly the sectors that have been hardest hit.鈥
鈥淢any students were weighing up whether they could continue to study and pay the rent and will be hugely relieved聽by this announcement.鈥
鈥淕iving them some certainty today will encourage many to continue with their studies.鈥
