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I’m looking at the Oodie Onesie’s but I didn’t realise there was more than one size to choose from. Does anyone have any recommendations on purchasing a L/XL vs “OOD” sized onesie from Oodie? I hate wearing tight restrictive clothing for home/loungewear and I buy larger/oversized clothing usually, but I also don’t want to end up with a onesie that’s uncomfortable because it’s way too big. I’m 160cm and about 55kg. No idea which one I should get.

I’m on DSP and trying to apply for the Pensioner Education Supplement for an online uni course. I only have 13 units left to complete (as I have credits from previous study), but I don’t know yet whether I’ll be studying 1 unit or 2 units each teaching period going forward. It’ll depend on what I can manage and how things go.

The Pensioner education supplement claim form is asking when I expect to finish studying, when I expect the course to end, and what the standard full-time duration of the course is. I’m not sure how I’m supposed to answer the questions for duration and expected finish/end date if I’m not sure what my study load will be? Im enrolled in 2 units per teaching period until next year, but after that I’m not sure whether I’ll do one or two units.

For the “standard full-time duration” question, is that just asking how long the degree normally takes to complete full time (e.g. 3 years), regardless of how long I will actually take to complete the course? My enrolment statement only has the end dates for my current units, but not the full course. Any info to help with this would be great!

Sorry if this is a bit long. I’m currently on DSP and about to start studying at Uni online. I’m trying to work out how Centrelink actually determines study load for DSP (and possibly Pensioner Education Supplement) purposes because I’m getting conflicting info everywhere, including from Centrelink.

I called Centrelink twice before enrolling because I was worried about DSP and study restrictions. I can’t afford to risk losing my pension. The first person I spoke to literally had no idea, googled it while on the phone, then basically told me to google it myself because they didn’t know. The second person was slightly more helpful, initially told me anything over 15hrs would reduce/stop DSP, then after asking someone else came back saying I could study up to 30hrs as I’m already receiving DSP.

My uni uses trimesters/teaching periods instead of normal semesters. I requested my enrolment statement (which I assume is what I submit to Centrelink to notify them of study), but the statement only shows EFTSL and not study hours. (Uni told me each unit is 10-12hrs per unit but that info not listed…anywhere.)

Example: 2 units in one teaching period = 0.25 EFTSL
So with 2 teaching periods left this year, doing 2 units in each gives an annual total of 0.5000 EFTSL (50%)

So NEXT year, if I did 2 units across all 3 teaching periods, (2 per teaching period) that would equal 0.75 EFTSL (75%). BUT I thought that 75% EFTSL is considered full time, and if 2 units per teaching period is only considered part time by the uni…what does Centrelink actually go by? Do they look at the hours per week, EFTSL, yearly total or EFTSL total of each teaching period?

I really don’t want to accidentally enrol in full time study if that’s what Centrelink would consider it as, and then lose my DSP, especially when I don’t even know if I can manage 2 units at a time yet. But I can’t seem to get a clear answer from Centrelink themselves. Any help/info from people who’ve dealt with this or know what Centrelink counts would be greatly appreciated!

TLDR: Does Centrelink determine DSP study load using weekly study hours, EFTSL, yearly EFTSL totals, or per trimester/teaching period?