Most useful information for recently unemployed

If you need to attend an Employment Services Assessment

What you need to do before your Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).

1. Employment Services Assessments
2. If you need to attend an assessment

What happens during and after the Employment Services Assessment

During your Employment Services Assessment (ESAt), we’ll talk with you about your barriers to work including your disability, illness or injury.

1. How much you can get
2. Income and assets tests

What the personal income test is for Youth Allowance for students and Australian Apprentices

We check your personal income to see if you’re eligible for Youth Allowance and work out how much you’ll get.

1. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. When you'll get your first payment

New to Youth Allowance for job seekers payment

What you need to do to get your first Youth Allowance payment, how much you’ll get paid and who to contact about mutual obligation requirements.

Pause of requirements

Sometimes there may be a pause of your mutual obligation or participation requirements.

1. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. When to claim

Starting your claim for Youth Allowance for job seekers

You can start your claim for Youth Allowance for job seekers payment up to 13 weeks before your circumstances change.

1. Youth Allowance for job seekers
2. How to report and manage your payment

Change of circumstances while getting Youth allowance for job seekers

You must tell us if things change as these may affect your Youth Allowance for job seekers.

1. General medical rules
2. Diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised

Disability Support Pension if you're deaf or have severe hearing loss

How to get Disability Support Pension (DSP) if you’re deaf or have severe hearing loss.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance

Defence housing rent type for Rent Assistance

If you pay rent to Defence Housing Australia, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under the defence housing rent type.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance

Housing if you’re 25 or younger rent type for Rent Assistance

If you’re 25 or younger and you pay rent, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under this rent type.