Posts Tagged ‘Allowance’
There’s reasonably good news here.
• Full-time students can earn up to $236 per fortnight (before tax) without it changing their allowance.
If you’re in a major city, probably not, as most of you will only be getting $150.85 per week. Even in country areas, where rents can be as low as $160 to $200 per week for a one-bedroom place, that’s still going to be very tight.
People who:
• Are studying full time (that includes having a part-time job) whose parents do not exceed the means testing levels.
• Are in full-time job search whose parents do not exceed the means testing levels.
It’s okay to work out if we’re emotionally ready to move out, but the big thing to remember is that it all has to be paid for! Before we do a more detailed budget, let’s just work out roughly how much money you have.