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| Young Australians to face six-month wait for unemployment benefits | Young Australians to face six-month wait for unemployment benefits |
| (about 20 hours later) | |
| People | People |
| under 30 will receive Newstart and Youth Allowance for only six months of the | under 30 will receive Newstart and Youth Allowance for only six months of the |
| year which they will spend undertaking 25 hours a week on Work for the Dole | year which they will spend undertaking 25 hours a week on Work for the Dole |
| programs. | programs. |
| The | The |
| Abbott government’s first budget revealed job seekers applying for Newstart or | Abbott government’s first budget revealed job seekers applying for Newstart or |
| Youth Allowance, who have not been previously employed, will face a six-month | Youth Allowance, who have not been previously employed, will face a six-month |
| waiting period of no income support before they are eligible for payments by | waiting period of no income support before they are eligible for payments by |
| undertaking 25 hours a week in the Work for the Dole program. | undertaking 25 hours a week in the Work for the Dole program. |
| Once | Once |
| they have spent six months on the program, they will lose income support for | they have spent six months on the program, they will lose income support for |
| another six months unless they undertake training or study. | another six months unless they undertake training or study. |
| People | People |
| under 25 will not be eligible for the dole and instead will have to apply for | under 25 will not be eligible for the dole and instead will have to apply for |
| Youth Allowance which is about $100 less a fortnight. Newstart and Youth | Youth Allowance which is about $100 less a fortnight. Newstart and Youth |
| Allowance will also be frozen for the next three years. The six monthly payment | Allowance will also be frozen for the next three years. The six monthly payment |
| system will take effect from July next year. | system will take effect from July next year. |
| The | The |
| current Newstart rate is $510.1 a fortnight which will equate to about $10.20 an | current Newstart rate is $510.1 a fortnight which will equate to about $10.20 an |
| hour for their work in the Work for the Dole program. The maximum Youth Allowance payment is | hour for their work in the Work for the Dole program. The maximum Youth Allowance payment is |
| $414.40 a fortnight which equates to $8.29 an hour in the program. | $414.40 a fortnight which equates to $8.29 an hour in the program. |
| In the | In the |
| six months applicants for Newstart and Youth Allowance do not receive income | six months applicants for Newstart and Youth Allowance do not receive income |
| support, they will be required to undertake government-funded job seeking | support, they will be required to undertake government-funded job seeking |
| programs. | programs. |
| Newstart | Newstart |
| applicants will receive one month of income support for every year they worked before | applicants will receive one month of income support for every year they worked before |
| applying for the dole and exceptions to the six months of no income support | applying for the dole and exceptions to the six months of no income support |
| include parents, young people unable to work more than 30 hours a week, | include parents, young people unable to work more than 30 hours a week, |
| part-time apprentices and Disability Employment Service clients. | part-time apprentices and Disability Employment Service clients. |
| People | People |
| who refuse jobs will also be penalised with their income payments withdrawn. | who refuse jobs will also be penalised with their income payments withdrawn. |
| “The government’s | “The government’s |
| welfare changes pare back the widening gap between community expectations and | welfare changes pare back the widening gap between community expectations and |
| what it can – or should – realistically do. Individual responsibility should be | what it can – or should – realistically do. Individual responsibility should be |
| a driving force for building a stronger and more prosperous Australia,” the | a driving force for building a stronger and more prosperous Australia,” the |
| Social Services Budget guide said. | Social Services Budget guide said. |
| People | People |
| are currently eligible for Newstart from 22 years old and that will be | are currently eligible for Newstart from 22 years old and that will be |
| increased to 25. | increased to 25. |
| From | From |
| July 2014 job seekers who have been unemployed for more than a year will have | July 2014 job seekers who have been unemployed for more than a year will have |
| to undertake 15 hours on the Work for the Dole program. This will increase to | to undertake 15 hours on the Work for the Dole program. This will increase to |
| 25 hours a week from July 2015. | 25 hours a week from July 2015. |
| All job | All job |
| seekers who refuse work “without any good reason” according to the budget | seekers who refuse work “without any good reason” according to the budget |
| papers will lose their payment for eight weeks with only one chance to waive | papers will lose their payment for eight weeks with only one chance to waive |
| the penalty by doing additional activities or proving financial hardship. | the penalty by doing additional activities or proving financial hardship. |
| The one | The one |
| strike and you're out for eight weeks approach will save the government $20.9m | |
| over four years. | over four years. |
| The | The |
| phased approach to the Work for the Dole programs will cost $14.9m over two | phased approach to the Work for the Dole programs will cost $14.9m over two |
| years. | years. |
| Newstart | Newstart |
| and Youth Allowance could face further changes with the government signalling | and Youth Allowance could face further changes with the government signalling |
| in the papers there will be further “structural reform” to the welfare system | in the papers there will be further “structural reform” to the welfare system |
| after reviews which are currently underway are completed. | after reviews which are currently underway are completed. |