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People People 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 programs.
under 30 will receive Newstart and Youth Allowance for only six months of the The 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 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.
year which they will spend undertaking 25 hours a week on Work for the Dole Once they have spent six months on the program, they will lose income support for another six months unless they undertake training or study.
programs. People 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 Allowance will also be frozen for the next three years. The six monthly payment 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 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.
Abbott government’s first budget revealed job seekers applying for Newstart or In the six months applicants for Newstart and Youth Allowance do not receive income support, they will be required to undertake government-funded job seeking programs.
Youth Allowance, who have not been previously employed, will face a six-month Newstart 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 include parents, young people unable to work more than 30 hours a week, part-time apprentices and Disability Employment Service clients.
waiting period of no income support before they are eligible for payments by People who refuse jobs will also be penalised with their income payments withdrawn.
undertaking 25 hours a week in the Work for the Dole program. “The government’s welfare changes pare back the widening gap between community expectations and what it can – or should – realistically do. Individual responsibility should be a driving force for building a stronger and more prosperous Australia,” the Social Services Budget guide said.
Once People are currently eligible for Newstart from 22 years old and that will be increased to 25.
they have spent six months on the program, they will lose income support for From 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 25 hours a week from July 2015.
another six months unless they undertake training or study. All job 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 the penalty by doing additional activities or proving financial hardship.
People The one strike and you're out for eight weeks approach will save the government $20.9m over four years.
under 25 will not be eligible for the dole and instead will have to apply for The phased approach to the Work for the Dole programs will cost $14.9m over two years.
Youth Allowance which is about $100 less a fortnight. Newstart and Youth Newstart and Youth Allowance could face further changes with the government signalling in the papers there will be further “structural reform” to the welfare system after reviews which are currently underway are completed.
Allowance will also be frozen for the next three years. The six monthly payment
system will take effect from July next year.
The
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
$414.40 a fortnight which equates to $8.29 an hour in the program.
In the
six months applicants for Newstart and Youth Allowance do not receive income
support, they will be required to undertake government-funded job seeking
programs.
Newstart
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
include parents, young people unable to work more than 30 hours a week,
part-time apprentices and Disability Employment Service clients.
People
who refuse jobs will also be penalised with their income payments withdrawn.
“The government’s
welfare changes pare back the widening gap between community expectations and
what it can – or should – realistically do. Individual responsibility should be
a driving force for building a stronger and more prosperous Australia,” the
Social Services Budget guide said.
People
are currently eligible for Newstart from 22 years old and that will be
increased to 25.
From
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
25 hours a week from July 2015.
All job
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
the penalty by doing additional activities or proving financial hardship.
The one
strike and you're out for eight weeks approach will save the government $20.9m
over four years.
The
phased approach to the Work for the Dole programs will cost $14.9m over two
years.
Newstart
and Youth Allowance could face further changes with the government signalling
in the papers there will be further “structural reform” to the welfare system
after reviews which are currently underway are completed.