Most useful information for recently unemployed

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

How to manage your Parenting Payment

Your options for managing your Parenting Payment.

1. Work Bonus
2. How it works

Work Bonus and your partner’s income

Your partner’s assessable income may also change with the Work Bonus.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

When you’ll get your first Parenting Payment

You’ll generally get your first Parenting Payment within two weeks of your claim outcome if approved. Sometimes waiting periods may apply.

1. Top payments
2. JobSeeker Payment

When you’ll get your first JobSeeker Payment

There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first JobSeeker Payment.

Employment income reporting if you’re employed

If you work for an employer, you must tell us the gross income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

Private trusts and companies

If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.

Real estate income

This is lease or rent money you get from a property you own. It counts in your income test.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Transfer to Age Pension

Which payments are eligible for transfer to Age Pension

If you get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. How much you can get

Dependent or independent for Youth Allowance as a job seeker

If you apply for Youth Allowance as a job seeker, we’ll assess you as being either dependent or independent.

1. Who can get it
2. Income and assets test

Assets test for allowances

We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.