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If you're 22 or older, we consider you independent. If you're younger than 22 and it's unreasonable for you to live at home we may consider you independent.

6.78 For it to be considered unreasonable for a person to live at home, the decision maker must be satisfied of a 'serious risk' to a person's 'physical or mental well-being'. This requires judgment as to whether there is a risk of harm to a person's wellbeing, and whether such a risk is 'serious'.

Young people under the age of 22 can access the full rate of Youth Allowance if they are independent from their parents. However, if they're still dependent, then a parental income test applies. The threshold for that is $54,677. You lose 20 cents for every dollar above that threshold that your parents earn.

suitable paid work for at least 15 hours per fortnight in the first 12 months you're on a payment. voluntary work of no more than 15 hours per fortnight in the first 12 months you're on a payment.

You may get a higher rate of Youth Allowance if you need to live away from your parents' home. This can be to study, or do your Australian Apprenticeship. If you apply for Youth Allowance as a student or Australian Apprentice, we'll assess you as being either dependent or independent.

Factors which may indicate extreme family breakdown include: ... evidence that the emotional or physical well-being of the young person or another family member would be jeopardised including being due to violence, sexual abuse, or other similar circumstances if the young person were to live at home.

You may be an independent student if you support yourself through paid work. If you're 22 or older, we consider you independent. If you're younger than 22 and it's unreasonable for you to live at home we may consider you independent.

Unreasonable to live at home. (ii) because it would be unreasonable to expect the person to do so as there would be a serious risk to his or her physical or mental well-being due to violence, sexual abuse or other similar [exceptional or unreasonable] circumstances.

Unreasonable to live at home. (ii) because it would be unreasonable to expect the person to do so as there would be a serious risk to his or her physical or mental well-being due to violence, sexual abuse or other similar [exceptional or unreasonable] circumstances.