Teenage Education Payment (TEP)

The Teenage Education Payment (TEP) supports carers and guardians of young people aged 16-18 years in out-of-home care (OOHC) to remain engaged in school or other education and training.

The Teenage Education Payment Guidelines (PDF, 312.1 KB) provide information for DCJ District and NGO OOHC providers, caseworkers, carers and young people on eligibility requirements, the application process, and the requirements for providers in administering payments.

Guidelines, forms and fact sheets for TEP

Teenage Education Payment - Q&A for Carers PDF, 228.4 KB
Teenage Education Payment – questions and answers for young people PDF, 28.1 KB
TEP Quarterly Report - NGO Service Provider Quarterly Payment Template DOC, 116.0 KB
TEP Service Providers checklist for submitting NGO Quarterly Report PDF, 231.9 KB
NSW term dates for calculating TEP payments
Teenage Education Payment Application form DOCX, 51.4 KB

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