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This study examines the relationship between receipt of student support and earnings three and five years after tertiary education. The study disaggregated student support into three types - 'loans only', 'allowances only' and 'loans and allowances' and looked at differences in earnings across those three types, controlling for factors such as: age, ethnic group, gender, and qualification level, field of study, prior activity, provider type, study load. This study suggests that the form of student support received does not directly influence post-study earnings. Any effect on individual earnings is indirect and occurs because receiving student support influences completion. The study shows that: a marginal increase in the probability of higher earnings is found in the 'loans only' group compared with the 'allowances only' support type; the differences in earnings between 'allowances only' and 'loans only' support types may be attributable to factors that do not appear in the model - such as work experience and occupation; and the likelihood of higher earnings for individuals who have successfully completed a qualification receiving any type of support types is more than those who don't complete a qualification within each support type.