Travel and accommodation allowance
If your closest training organisation, that offers your course, is a long distance from home, we may help pay for some of your travel costs.
What we pay
If you're eligible, we can pay the following costs.
Prior to 1 July 2023:
- up to 26c/km for road and rail travel
- $40 per night for intrastate accommodation
- $76 per night for interstate accommodation
- for flights.
After 1 July 2023:
- up to 32c/km for road and rail travel
- $55 per night for intrastate accommodation
- $105 per night for interstate accommodation for stays after 1 July 2023
- for flights.
Under some industrial awards, your employer may have to pay a part of these costs. Find out more about these entitlements from the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Check your eligibility
To claim the travel and accommodation allowance, you must:
- be a registered apprentice or trainee in Queensland
- be part-time or full-time, but not school-based (see details below)
- travel more than 100km return to your closest training organisation
- claim your allowances within 6 months of travel.
We don't manage travel allowances for school-based apprentices and trainees; this is done by the schools. Contact your school to discuss your travel allowance.
Special situations
Depending on your situation, we may:
- pay you before you travel (rather than putting in a claim afterwards)
- pay you to go to your preferred training organisation, even if it's not the closest one
- pay you for travel and accommodation, even if you have a cancelled apprenticeship or traineeship.
Contact us about your situation so we can try to help you.
Claim your allowance
To claim your travel and accommodation allowance, you can either:
- use the online form – ensure you have
- your registration number
- your training notice (for further training dates or air travel claims)
- complete and send to us
Help for online travel claims
For help using our online claim form:
- refer to our self-service manual
- contact us at Apprenticeships Info.
For further information, refer to the Travel and Accommodation Allowance: Policy statement.