{"id":24714,"date":"2025-07-29T12:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=24714"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:34:10","slug":"commonwealth-prac-payment-applications-are-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2025\/07\/29\/commonwealth-prac-payment-applications-are-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Prac Payment applications are now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) is a new initiative from the Federal Government launched 1 July, to support eligible students in nursing, midwifery, teaching, and social work during their mandatory placements. This financial assistance helps ease the burden of placement-related costs, allowing students to focus on gaining valuable practical experience and completing their training. Flinders University is now accepting CPP applications for upcoming placements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Staff Can Help<\/strong><br \/>\nFlinders University staff play a key role in supporting students to access this payment. Here&#8217;s how you can assist:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage eligible students\u00a0to check their Flinders email for an invitation to apply.<\/li>\n<li>Direct students to support\u00a0if they have questions\u2014 they can visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/students.flinders.edu.au\/finances-and-admin\/commonwealth-prac-payment\">website<\/a>, visit the Department of Education\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.au\/commonwealth-prac-payment-cpp\">website<\/a> or contact us at <a href=\"mailto:cpp@flinders.edu.au\">cpp@flinders.edu.au<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your support can make a real difference in ensuring students don\u2019t miss out on this valuable assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Is Eligible?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To qualify for the Commonwealth Prac Payment, students must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a domestic student<\/li>\n<li>Be enrolled in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/students.flinders.edu.au\/finances-and-admin\/fees\/fees-and-charges\/commonwealth-supported-students\">Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Be completing an eligible course<\/li>\n<li>Be undertaking mandatory placements that are either:\n<ul>\n<li>On average 30 hours or more per week for the duration of the placement; OR<\/li>\n<li>Part of a midwifery continuity of care placement, which requires students to be available throughout the placement and prevents them from maintaining paid work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, students must meet one of the following financial criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be currently receiving an eligible Commonwealth Income Support Payment; OR<\/li>\n<li>Meet both the need to work test and the income test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students enrolled in eligible topics who meet the initial CPP criteria will receive an invitation to apply via their Flinders University email account, approximately 4\u20136 weeks before their placement begins. The email will include full instructions on how to apply through InPlace. Student can contact <a href=\"mailto:cpp@flinders.edu.au\">cpp@flinders.edu.au<\/a> if they have any questions regarding the program.<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to the dedicated teams across Flinders University who have worked tirelessly to implement this important initiative. 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