Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment
For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.
Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)
You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.
Income test for JobSeeker Payment
Your or your partner’s income can reduce how much we pay you.
Getting a payment when you’re recently unemployed
We have payments to help you when you’re unemployed or can’t work while you’re sick or injured. Which one you get depends on your circumstances.
Residence rules for JobSeeker Payment
To be eligible for the JobSeeker Payment you must meet the residence rules.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
How much JobSeeker Payment you can get
We pay JobSeeker Payment every 2 weeks. The amount you get depends on your personal situation.
Who can get JobSeeker Payment
You need to meet some rules to get JobSeeker Payment.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.