What's new

De facto relationships for 16 and 17 year olds

Map has been updated to remove out-of-date information about de facto relationships for 16 and 17 year olds.

If a client or their partner is 16 or 17 years old, they can only be treated as a couple if they have an order from a Family Court Judge giving consent for the de facto relationship.

See:

• Core policy De facto relationship (definition)
• Core policy Partners under 18 years
• Jobseeker Support Age
• Jobseeker Support Youth activity obligations
• Supported Living Payment Age
• Jobseeker Support Student Hardship Age
• Young Parent Payment Young people who are in a relationship
• Youth Payment Young people who are in a relationship

Sole Parent Support - Study or training and transferring to Jobseeker Support

The grandparented full-time study provision which allowed some clients who were in full-time study on 14 July 2013, to continue to study full-time for up to 2 years from 15 July 2013, expired on 19 July 2015.

The following page has been updated to reflect that this provision is no longer available:

• Study or training and transferring to Jobseeker Support

When discussing study or training options with Sole Parent Support clients, MSD should consider when the client will transfer to Jobseeker Support.

Retirement payments

Map has been updated to clarify how retirement payments are treated for benefit purposes. See, for example:

• Jobseeker Support Retirement payments