The amount of time you spend doing Work for the Dole depends on your circumstances. 30 to 50 hours per fortnight: for individuals aged 18 to 59 years, with full-time mutual obligation requirements.
suitable paid work for at least 15 hours per fortnight in the first 12 months you're on a payment.
If you're 60 or older, you can meet your mutual obligation requirements through any of these: 30 hours per fortnight of approved voluntary work. 30 hours per fortnight of suitable paid work where the income is equal to or more than the minimum wage.
You may have your payment suspended and get a demerit if you don't meet your mutual obligation or participation requirements. Before your payment can start again, you'll need to either: talk to your provider. call the Digital Services Contact Centre if you're with Workforce Australia Online.
You may need to do a Work for the Dole activity as part of your mutual obligation requirements. Your provider will let you know if you need to do Work for the Dole and for how long. You can also choose to do Work for the Dole at any time while you're getting support from a provider.
How long is Jobseeker's Benefit paid? Jobseeker's Benefit is paid for 9 months (234 days) for people with 260 or more Class A, H or P PRSI paid contributions. It is paid for 6 months (156 days) for people with fewer than 260 Class A, H or P PRSI paid contributions.
If you need an exemption for a reason that doesn't include being sick or injured, call us on your regular payment line. You'll need to give us proof of your circumstances. While we assess your request for an exemption, you need to keep meeting your requirements. This includes attending appointments with your provider.
We'll start to reduce your payment if your income is more than $150 a fortnight. Your payment will reduce by 50 cents for each dollar of income you have between $150 and $250. If your income is over $250, your payment will reduce by 60 cents for each dollar of income over $250.
The base rate of jobseeker is $693.10 a fortnight for a single person with no children, or $49.50 a day; compared with the pension, which is worth $971.50 a fortnight or $69.40 a day.
To meet this new activity requirement, jobactive job seekers will be able to undertake a range of activities such as approved training courses, Work for the Dole and approved voluntary work. Further detail will be made available before October 2021.
The Work Bonus income bank is useful for pensioners who wish to work, particularly those who undertake intermittent or occasional work. Note: from 1 December 2022 to 31 December 2023, a one-off, temporary credit of $4,000 applies to Work Bonus income bank balances.
It replaces the “Jobactive” system that required the “mutual obligation” of applying for 20 jobs a month for payments to continue. You must now instead earn 100 points a month through a variety of activities, including applying for jobs, attending courses and even working.
Your activities need to include at least 15 hours a fortnight of paid work to fully meet your obligations if you: are aged 55-59.
If you get certain payments from us, you may need to do some tasks and activities to keep getting your payment. We call these mutual obligation or participation requirements. These may include having a Job Plan or Participation Plan. The tasks and activities you need to do depends on the payment you get.
You may not be eligible for another income support payment because any of the following apply: you haven't lived in Australia long enough. you're the holder of a temporary visa. you're an Australian resident younger than 16.
You can get it while you're unemployed and looking for work, or doing approved activities to find a job. It's also for when you're sick or injured and can't do your usual work or study.
What if I quit my job? If you quit your job, Centrelink may decide you are 'voluntarily unemployed' and you may have to wait eight weeks before you get paid. You won't have to wait though if Centrelink decides the work was unsuitable or that quitting your job was reasonable in the circumstances.
We include most real estate you own in your assets test. The only real estate asset we don't include is your principal home.
You have savings or other money
If you or your partner have liquid assets over certain limits, you may have to wait 1 to 13 weeks. Liquid assets are any funds readily available to you or your partner. This includes money owed by your or your partner's employer. Read about liquid assets waiting periods.
Refusal to work was a breach of contract, amounting to misconduct. It said 'it is not the law that an employee who is the victim of a wrong can in all circumstances simply refuse to do any further work unless and until that wrong is remedied. He may in some circumstances have to seek his remedy in the courts'.
ACOSS said the main drawback with the work for benefits framework is that the work experience offered often bears no resemblance to the work opportunities in the jobs market. Work for the dole jobs are typically low-supervision, menial tasks such as cleaning and labouring, but can include more bizarre activities.
For a single unemployed person, with no children, aged 22 or over, the JobSeeker Payment is just $668.40 a fortnight or $334.20 a week (as at September 2022).