How much do i get from centerlink youth allowance?

Can i get youth allowance?

• im 15, turning 16 in a bout 3 months, i am in year 10, going on to year 12, (I am australian). i do not have a part time job but may have one soon. My dad, the only income supply for the family earnt about $85,000 last year. Can i get youth allowance, if yes, how much?, just a random estimation would do :) thanks heaps C=!!!

• Answer:

  No you father earns WAY too much - he needs to earn less than half that (35K) for you to be eligible for youth allowance - if your parents cant afford a car - thats the level of "need" required to get youth allowance. Youth allowance if mostly given to kids whose parents are both unemployed to help them go to school. Your family is middle class - the average family income is around 50K. To be eligible for university - you need to take 18 months off after high school, work 30 hours a week and earn more than 25K a year. Most kids that do that decide they like working too much to go back to uni.