What's new
5 February 2020
Employment and Work Readiness Assistance
The Employment and Work Readiness Assistance welfare programme was amended effective 16 January 2020.
Employment and Work Readiness Assistance has been updated confirming assistance for education courses or employment-related training is only available for level 3 or below. See:
- Assistance when caring for another person
- Costs for work, study, or employment-related training
- Education and employment-related training
- Employment and Work Readiness Assistance Welfare Programme
Youth Service
To qualify for youth incentive payments we can recognise when client's have previously completed an approved budgeting programme (including before they started getting a benefit). See:
- Young Parent Payment Earning incentive payments
- Youth Payment Earning incentive payments
- Jobseeker Support Earning incentive payments
Initial stand-down periods
The current initial stand-down period for clients has been amended in line with the adjustment to the Gross Average Ordinary Time Weekly Wage (AOTWW) as at 5 February 2020. See:
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4 February 2020
Map archive
The Map archive is no longer available from 4 February 2020. For historical content please contact Helpline.
