Providing assistance to students
Every year StudyLink helps thousands of students engage in higher education and realise their study goals and career aspirations. In 2018/19 StudyLink paid student support (allowances and loans) to over 165,000 students [33].
During 2018/19 we processed:
- 113,146 Student Allowance applications (2017/18: 114,982)
- 198,017 Student Loan applications (2017/18: 208,932)
- 183,618 Student Loan course-related costs applications (2017/18: 195,281)
- 19,332 Jobseeker Support Student Hardship applications (2017/18: 17,340)
Footnotes
[33] People applying for a Student Loan may also apply for Student Allowance, course-related costs and/or Jobseeker Support Student Hardship. Such applications have been counted in each applicable category.
