Job seekers

Financial help if you’re between 22 and Age Pension age and looking for work. It’s also for when you’re sick or injured and can’t do your usual work or study for a short time.

Financial help if you’re 21 or younger and looking for work, or temporarily unable to work.

The main income support payment while you’re a young child’s main carer. This payment is also for job seekers who are main carers of young children.

Financial help if you’re looking for work. There are also payments if you’re sick or injured and can’t do your usual work or study.

JobSeeker Payment started on 20 March 2020, and some payments stopped or closed to new claims. We have information about how these changes may affect you.

If you’ve lost your job and got a redundancy or termination payment, you may be able to get help.

Help while you look for work.

We provide financial support and help to people with disability, illness or injury. This support can help you study or find and keep a job.

We can help if you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian looking for work. We can also help if you want to study or train to find a job.

It’s easier to update your income and assets online. We need these details to make sure you get the right payment rate.

We’ve waived the waiting period for some payments until 31 December 2020.

If you’re looking to claim JobSeeker Payment, our new tool can guide you through the process.

The Australian Government announced support for Victorians who can't earn an income because they must self-isolate or quarantine at home or they are caring for someone with COVID-19.

It might be hard to manage your money, but we’ve got some great advice.

We support people affected by family and domestic violence by providing information, resources and referrals.