Changelog

A dated record of real changes to the HECS-HELP repayment thresholds and Centrelink student payment rates we publish, drawn directly from the same ATO and Services Australia records shown on the thresholds and Centrelink pages. This list only carries changes we can point to in the source data. See the editorial & corrections policy for how a specific page gets corrected, and the RSS feed for this same record set.

  1. HECS-HELP repayment thresholds, FY 2025-26

    ATO compulsory repayment schedule for FY 2025-26: repayments begin at $67,000; top marginal rate 17%.

  2. ABSTUDY rates effective 2026-03-20

    4 ABSTUDY fortnightly rates in the corpus; top rate $639.00 per fortnight from 2026-03-20.

  3. Austudy rates effective 2026-03-20

    4 Austudy fortnightly rates in the corpus; top rate $838.30 per fortnight from 2026-03-20.

  4. Youth Allowance rates effective 2026-03-20

    5 Youth Allowance fortnightly rates in the corpus; top rate $838.30 per fortnight from 2026-03-20.

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