Centrelink users who receive Youth Allowance and AUSTUDY have been sent letters asking to declare their parents or guardian’s income if they are dependents.

Youth Allowance is the benefit available to those aged 16 to 24 years old, who are training or studying full time. The payment is currently up to $663.30 per fortnight, for recipients living away from home.

ABSTUDY offers similar support but is specifically designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Services Australia sends out the letter every September to October reports Yahoo , asking for the crucial information, which helps determine the recipient’s payment rate.

Users were warned not to ignore the letter, which could impact payments.

“If you get Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, and we sent you a letter asking

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