Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP)

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The Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) is a new financial support initiative established by the Australia Government to assist students with the costs associated with undertaking mandatory placements as part of their course. From July 2025, eligible students will be able to access $331.65 per week while they're undertaking a placement.

To be eligible for the CPP, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• Be a domestic student enrolled in a Commonwealth Support Place (CSP)
• Be completing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Teaching, or Social Work
• Be undertaking mandatory placements that are, on average, 30 hours or more per week for the duration of the placement

Meet one of the following financial criteria:

• Be on a Commonwealth Income Support Payment, or
• ​Meet the means testing criteria based on
  • The Need to Work Test, and
  • The Income Test