work and income benefits
working age benefits from msd
jobseeker support
Jobseeker Support is a weekly payment that helps people while they are looking for work or can't work right now.
Who can get it
sole parent support
Sole Parent Support is a weekly payment that helps single parents find part-time work or get ready for future work.
This benefit:
- helps them get ready for future work (if their youngest child is under 3)
- supports them to find part-time work (if their youngest child is 3 or over)
- may mean they can get help with education and training.
Only one parent or caregiver can get Sole Parent Support. Shared care of their child could affect their payments.
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supported living payment
Supported Living Payment is a weekly payment to help people who have, or are caring for someone with, a significant health condition, injury or disability.
This includes if they are:
- permanently and severely restricted in their capacity to work because of a health condition, injury, or disability
- totally blind, or
- caring for a person who needs full-time care and attention at home and would otherwise need to be in a hospital or other care facility.
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emergency benefit
If a person can't support themselves and don't qualify for any other payment, they may be able to get the Emergency Benefit.
If they qualify for another payment, they need to apply for this instead of the Emergency Benefit.
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emergency maintenance allowance
Emergency Maintenance Allowance is an Emergency Benefit. It provides income support for sole parents with one or more dependent children if they do not meet specific criteria for Sole Parent Support or Young Parent Payment.
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