if you qualify for PPS (which it sounds like you do) and are studying, you MIGHT qualify for PES (pensioner education supplement) - you need to be studying a specific portion of a full time case load to be able to qualify. it's around $62 for a full time student (or anyone studying over 50% full time case load) - if you're part time (25-50%), you get a portion of that.
as to funding for the course, there is nothing c'link can offer in that way. you will have a pensioner concession card if you're on PPS, so may be eligible for a discount on course fees via the TAFE. if not, the only other option is to sign up with a job network member (via c'link) and speak to them about course funding. it's not easily available though...
Great thanks. I hadn't thought about it being tax deductable so thats good too! Someone pm'd me about YMCA as well, they're a lot cheaper than anywhere else going by their website and they say they won't turn ANYONE away based on money so I assume they're lenient with budgets.
Thanks guys it's great to know there is always someone on here who can help
get the details of the YMCA course and contact youth and students (132490) with course name, institution details and course code - get them to check if it's PES eligible. not all courses are eligible
More questions from me! Fitlink, one of the private colleges is Austudy approved. Does child support affect Austudy amounts? If I qualified for Austudy I could study full time and use that to pay for child care.
Do any other payments affect your elligibility for Austudy?
Dunno about QLD but in NSW Im under the impression that TAFE is free or cheap for people on pensions and youth allowance.
I studied at TAFE about 5yrs back and I got my fee's waivered as I was on youth allowance/job allowance.
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