Jobseeker Support

Jobseeker Support is one of the initiatives under the Back to Work program. It provides financial assistance to disadvantaged job seekers to secure ongoing employment and supports individuals where there is an economic barrier to gaining or retaining employment.

Program key details
Eligible job seekers

Job seekers who identify as belonging to one or more of the following target groups:

  • young people aged 15-24 years (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
  • First Nations people (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
  • people with disability (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
  • culturally and linguistically diverse people (unemployed for a minimum of 8 weeks)
  • long-term unemployed people (unemployed for 52 weeks or longer)
Status Applications open for initial payments until 30 June 2026. Eligibility conditions apply
Available payment All requests for funding will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to meet individual needs
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