Person with Disability
- A letter from Centrelink confirming receipt of the Disability Support Pension. The letter should clearly show the Centrelink Reference Number (CRN); or
- A current Disability Pensioner Concession Card that shows the CRN; or
- A current Centrelink income statement for the Disability Support Pension, which clearly shows that income is for the disability pension and shows the CRN; or
- A completed NSW School Leaver Individual Transition Plan that clearly identifies the student’s disability; or
- Any other evidence that clearly shows the CRN and confirms receipt of the Disability Support Pension; or
- Documentary evidence of support demonstrating a clear additional need because of the student’s disability. This evidence must be a letter or statement from:
- A medical practitioner; or
- An appropriate government agency such as Department of Veterans’ Affairs or a TAFE NSW teacher consultant (for a student with a disability), a school counsellor or special education coordinator, Centrelink, a Disability Service Provider, or a Job Capacity Assessor; or
- A specialist allied health professional (including a rehabilitation counsellor, psychologist, speech pathologist, or occupational therapist).
Dependant of a Person with Disability
- Documentary evidence that Centrelink recognises the student as a dependant child, spouse or partner of someone who is receiving a Commonwealth Government Disability Support Pension.
- The evidence should clearly show the Centrelink Reference number (CRN) of the Disability Support Pension recipient.
Commonwealth Government Benefit Recipients
- A letter from Services Australia (Centrelink) confirming receipt of the benefit. The letter should clearly show the Centrelink Reference Number (CRN) and the benefit or allowance category; or
- A current concession card that shows the CRN and clearly shows the benefit or allowance category; or
- A current Centrelink income statement that clearly shows the CRN and the benefit or allowance category; or
- Any other evidence that clearly shows the CRN and the benefit or allowance category; or
- A Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Veteran Gold Card, Pension Concession Card or a DVA statement (e.g. from MyService) that the student has been assessed under the Military rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 at 50 or more impairment points; or
- For people applying for Austudy or Youth Allowance, an approval letter from Centrelink that shows the CRN and indicates that commencement date of their benefit is within two weeks of the enrolment or two weeks within the date of the first class attendance or participation in training.
Dependant of Commonwealth Government Benefit Recipient
- A dependent child, spouse or partner of someone who is receiving a specified Commonwealth Government benefit or allowance must provide documentary evidence that the student is recognised as a dependant by the relevant agency (e.g. Centrelink).
- A student is eligible for concession fee where they can provide DVA Veteran gold Card n their own name, Pensioner Concession Card or document confirming their dependent status (e.g. from MyService).
- A statutory declaration can be used where evidence from Centrelink or the DVA cannot be provided.
Out-Of-Home Care
For a student currently in out-of-home care:
- A copy of the Children’s Court Care order, or
- A copy of the “Confirmation of Placement” letter, or Justice (DCJ) or the Out-of-Home Care Designated Agency verifying that the student is in statutory or supported care, or
- Any other evidence which clearly shows that the student is in out-of-home care.
For a student previously in out-of-home care:
- A copy of the expired Children’s Court Care order, or
- A copy of the “leaving care” letter from the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, or
- A letter from DCJ verifying the student was previously in statutory or supported care, or
- Any other evidence which clearly shows that the student was previously in out-of-home care.
Domestic and Family Violence
Documentary evidence that a student has experienced a domestic and/or family violence incident. The student need only supply one document from the options below:
- A domestic violence offence resulting in a conviction or a finding of guilt against a person with whom you have a domestic relationship, or
- A current Final Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO), or a Final Apprehended Domestic Violence order, or
- A court injunction granted because of evidence of domestic and family violence, or
- A letter/declaration from one of the following categories or domestic and family violence support services or registered professionals, confirming that the student has experienced a domestic and/or family violence incident:
- Legal Aid NSW through their Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services, or
- Organisations who provide Integrated Domestic Family Violence Services, or
- Organisations who provide Staying Home, Leaving Violence services, or
- Organisations who deliver specialist homelessness services (i.e. refuges and crisis accommodation), or
- Domestic Violence NSW, or
- Any other organisation that provides support services for domestic and family voilence (for example a non-government organisation or charity that is self-funded), or
- A registered health practitioner, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, dental, medical, nursing/midwifery, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology, or
- A registered social worker.
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- You may be asked to provide documentary evidence that you identify as Australian Aboriginal (or Torres Strait Islander), are Aboriginal by descent and your community recognises you as Aboriginal.
