You have to start repaying your HELP debt through the taxation system once your repayment income is above the compulsory repayment threshold, even if you are still studying. The compulsory repayment threshold is adjusted each year. The compulsory repayment threshold for the 2015-2016 income year is...
A HECS HELP loan is a loan from the Australian Government for all or part of a students university contribution amount. Repayment of this can be deferred until the student joins the workforce and earn in excess of the threshold figure for each relevant year. These figures are indexed annually....