Most useful information for Recently unemployed

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

How to manage your Parenting Payment

Your options for Parenting Payment.

1. Youth Allowance
2. Youth Allowance for job seekers

What your commitments are to get Youth Allowance for job seekers

There are things you must do to keep getting Youth Allowance as a job seeker.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

What your Parenting Payment commitments are

There are some things you must do to keep getting your Parenting Payment.

Liquid assets waiting period

The liquid assets waiting period is between 1 and 13 weeks.

1. Mutual obligation requirements
2. Mutual obligation requirements in the Community Development Program

Comprehensive Compliance Assessment

An assessment to find out why you haven’t been meeting your mutual obligation requirements.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Mutual obligation requirements

Mutual obligation requirements for principal carers

These are tasks and activities you agree to do to keep getting your payment. They give you a better chance of finding work.

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

Annual parental income reassessment

If you’re dependent and get Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, we may need your parents’ or guardians’ income details each year.

1. Parenting Payment
2. How to manage your payment

Prepare to transfer to Age Pension if you get Parenting Payment

If you get Parenting Payment and you’re Age Pension age, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Rent Assistance

The travel rules for your main payment affect your Rent Assistance when you travel outside Australia.