Jobseeker Support - Sole Parent - deduction tables

If you're a sole parent, you can earn up to $160 a week (before tax), before your benefit is affected. Once you earn over $160 a week (before tax):

• any income you get between $160 and $250 a week (before tax) will reduce your benefit by 30 cents for each $1 of income
• any income you get over $250 a week (before tax) will reduce your benefit by 70 cents for every $1 of income.

We calculate this by:

1. We take the income you get between $160 and $250 (maximum will be $90) and multiply by 0.3.
2. If your income is over $250, we take your total income and minus $250, then multiply by 0.7.
3. Then we add these two amounts together.

If you're paying for childcare, you may be able to earn up to $180 a week before tax, before your payment is affected. This depends on the amount you're paying for childcare while you're working. It can include private childcare arrangements and childcare costs not covered by a Childcare or OSCAR Subsidy.

Any other payments you get, e.g. Accommodation Supplement, may also be affected.

If you earn over a certain amount, you won't qualify for Jobseeker Support. We call this the 'Gross weekly income cut-out point'.

Jobseeker Support cut-out points (current)external

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