Income support N/A Must have been Must have been Must have been payment type receiving income receiving income receiving income support for at 24 support for at least support for at least 6 months 6 months(f) months(g) and have activity test or participation requirements at the time the job commenced Unemployment N/A No or minimal duration employment and insufficient income to reduce to nil rate income support for at least 24 months N/A N/A Must be at least 50 Must have been a years of age Tasmanian resident for at least 6 months Timing and Negotiable(h) Full rate Newstart $10,000 total: 1 Jan 2014–12 May amount Allowance over 26 $3,000 after 6 2015: weeks (approx. $6,050 months, $3,000 $3,250 one-off per placement, or $233 after 12 months, payment after 26 per week)(h). $2,000 after 18 weeks’ full-time months, and $2,000 employment Payments are made in after 24 months arrears at negotiated From 13 May 2015: intervals $6,500 one-off payment 26 weeks’ full-time employment $3,250 one-off payment after 26 weeks’ part-time employment Placement Negotiable Min 15 hours per week Min 15 hours per 1 Jan 2014–12 May eligibility (i) week (i) 2015: Full-time only From 13 May 2015: Part-time placements also allowed (min 25 hours per week) Available to Yes (all other Yes (EPF) Yes (TJP) Yes (all other eligible combine with eligible wage wage subsidies) other subsidies) Commonwealth wage subsidies Pro-rata Yes Yes No. Job seeker No payments must stay in the job based on the for at least 6 actual months in order for employment a payment to be period available received.
Income support payment type N/A Must have been receiving income support for at 24 months Must have been receiving income support for at least 6 months(f) Must have been receiving income support for at least 6 months(g) and have activity test or participation requirements at the time the job commenced Unemployment duration N/A No or minimal employment and insufficient income to reduce to nil rate income support for at least 24 months N/A N/A Must be at least 50 years of age Must have been a Tasmanian resident for at least 6 months Timing and amount Negotiable(h) Full rate Newstart Allowance over 26 weeks (approx. $6,050 per placement, or $233 per week)(h). Payments are made in arrears at negotiated intervals $10,000 total: $3,000 after 6 months, $3,000 after 12 months, $2,000 after 18 months, and $2,000 after 24 months 1 Jan 2014–12 May 2015: $3,250 one-off payment after 26 weeks’ full-time employment From 13 May 2015: $6,500 one-off payment 26 weeks’ full-time employment $3,250 one-off payment after 26 weeks’ part-time employment Placement eligibility Negotiable Min 15 hours per week (i) Min 15 hours per week (i) 1 Jan 2014–12 May 2015: Full-time only From 13 May 2015: Part-time placements also allowed (min 25 hours per week) Available to combine with other Commonwealth wage subsidies Yes (all other eligible wage subsidies) Yes (EPF) Yes (TJP) Yes (all other eligible wage subsidies) Pro-rata payments based on the actual employment period available Yes Yes No. Job seeker must stay in the job for at least 6 months in order for a payment to be received. No
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