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.

We have help available to support you if you’re looking for a job. You may also get help from other places. What you can get depends on your situation.

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

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.

From Monday 18 January 2021, you must start meeting your mutual obligation requirements if you have them.

Your mutual obligation requirements are temporarily paused until Sunday 17 January 2021.

Find out about upcoming changes due to coronavirus (COVID-19) and what you’ll need to do to keep getting your payment.

The pause on debt activity is ending for everyone from 11 January 2021, but repayments won’t restart until February.

Use the report to get information about industries and jobs most in demand. You can find out what qualifications or skills you need to get the job you want.

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