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Reciprocal agreements - Payment options

Information about the processing of payment options for the reciprocal agreements, including the SWIFTT information, has been removed. See:

• Reciprocal Australia Payment options
• Reciprocal Ireland Payment options
• Reciprocal Jersey Guernsey Payment options
• Reciprocal Netherlands Payment options
• Reciprocal United Kingdom Payment options

Temporary Additional Support - Health and disability costs

Information about the interaction between Temporary Additional Support and Disability Allowance for a client with health and disability costs has been updated See:

• Health and disability costs

The commencement date information has been consolidated into a single page and revised to improve its readability. See:

• Commencement date

Initial stand-down periods

The current initial stand-down periods have been updated with the change to the gross Average Ordinary Time Weekly Wage (AOTWW) rate at 7 May 2025. See:

• Current stand-down periods

$5k to Work - End of transitional period

The transitional period for $5k to Work has ended. The following pages have been updated to reflect this:

• Incentive payments
• Incentive payment - $5k to Work
• Deciding if someone was at risk of long-term benefit receipt
• "In flight" $5k to Work applications