HELP & Financial Supplement annual statement will no longer be issued

You will no longer automatically receive an annual statement of account from th ATO.

You do not need your HELP (Higher Education Loan Program) or Financial Supplement account details to prepare your tax return. You will only need this information if you want to estimate the amount of your compulsory repayment.

There are now a number of alternatives for you to get your account information.

If you lodge your tax return via:

• a tax agent – the information relating to your HELP or Financial Supplement account balance will be available through the Tax Agent Portal.

    OR

• You can phone the ATO on 13 28 61 between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday
  to Friday (EST) to get your account balance, payout figure or to order a
  statement.